All Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
- November 1, 2002
The Cleveland Indians signed Dave Elder as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Mike Hubbard as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Willie Morales as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Chad Mottola as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Jeff Tam as a free agent.
Mike Difelice of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Ray Durham of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Jeff Fassero of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Mark Grace of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.
Dustin Hermanson of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Jon Lieber of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Fred McGriff of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Kent Mercker of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
Eddie Pérez of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Jamey Wright of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
The Chicago Cubs released Ivanon Coffie.
- November 4, 2002
The Baltimore Orioles signed Rigo Beltrán as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Robert Ellis as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Tim Hamulack as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Chris Peters as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Luke Prokopec as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed José Santiago as a free agent.
Pat Borders of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Dave Burba of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Darren Holmes of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Kenny Lofton of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
John Mabry of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
- November 5, 2002
The Minnesota Twins signed Mike Duvall as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Brooks Kieschnick as a free agent.
The Anaheim Angels released Sal Fasano.
The San Diego Padres released José Núñez.
The Anaheim Angels released Julio Ramírez.
- November 6, 2002
The Cleveland Indians signed Jason Beverlin as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Adrian Brown as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Chris Coste as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Ryan Jackson as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed James Lofton as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Sandy Martínez as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Adam Melhuse as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Julio Mosquera as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Mike Rose as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Anthony Sanders as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Ken Vining as a free agent.
Willie Banks of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
- November 7, 2002
The Houston Astros signed Chris Gissell as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Aaron Holbert as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Cody McKay as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Ángel Peña as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Luis Pineda as a free agent.
Tom Goodwin of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
- November 8, 2002
The Oakland Athletics signed Mike Edwards as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Justin Kaye as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Carlos Méndez as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Chris Prieto as a free agent.
Chris Widger of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
- November 9, 2002
The Houston Astros signed Jonathan Johnson as a free agent.
- November 10, 2002
The Atlanta Braves signed Chris Fussell as a free agent.
- November 11, 2002
The Colorado Rockies signed Kit Pellow as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Mandy Romero as a free agent.
Doug Brocail of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Mike Fetters of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.
Chad Kreuter of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
- November 12, 2002
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Howie Clark as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Tom Davey as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Sean DePaula as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Ben Ford as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed David Lamb as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Sam McConnell as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Matt Treanor as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Chris Wakeland as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Mark Watson as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs released Roosevelt Brown.
- November 13, 2002
The San Diego Padres signed Kris Keller as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Scott MacRae as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Trever Miller as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Donnie Sadler as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Scott Seabol as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Kevin Sefcik as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Franklin Morales as an amateur free agent.
The Oakland Athletics purchased Roy Smith from the Cleveland Indians.
The Houston Astros released Tom Shearn.
The Arizona Diamondbacks traded Damian Miller to the Chicago Cubs for Gary Johnson (minors) and Dave Noyce (minors).
- November 14, 2002
The Chicago Cubs signed Tim Christman as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Kelly Dransfeldt as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Paul Hoover as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Joe Horgan as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Corey Lee as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Chad Meyers as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Dan Serafini as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Rick van den Hurk as an amateur free agent.
- November 15, 2002
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Cedrick Bowers as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed C.J. Nitkowski as a free agent.
Javier Cardona of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.
The San Francisco Giants released Tsuyoshi Shinjo.
The Milwaukee Brewers traded Jerry Oakes (minors) and Matt Yeatman (minors) to the Minnesota Twins for Matt Kinney and Javier Valentín.
The Detroit Tigers traded Mike Rivera to the San Diego Padres for Gene Kingsale.
- November 16, 2002
The Kansas City Royals signed Jarrod Patterson as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies traded Mike Hampton, Juan Pierre and cash to the Florida Marlins for Vic Darensbourg, Charles Johnson, Pablo Ozuna and Preston Wilson.
The Oakland Athletics traded Cory Lidle to the Toronto Blue Jays for Chris Mowday (minors) and Mike Rouse.
- November 17, 2002
The Cincinnati Reds signed Carlos Almánzar as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Mike Moriarty as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Víctor Santos as a free agent.
- November 18, 2002
The Cincinnati Reds signed Felipe Crespo as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Darwin Cubillán as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Lance Davis as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Ryan Freel as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Robin Jennings as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Keith McDonald as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Mitch Meluskey as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Bobby Muñoz as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Rob Ryan as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Kevin Tolar as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers released Juan Alvarez.
The Arizona Diamondbacks released Eddie Oropesa.
The Atlanta Braves traded Ryan Baker (minors) and Tim Spooneybarger to the Florida Marlins for Mike Hampton and cash.
- November 19, 2002
The Anaheim Angels signed Trent Durrington as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Chris Michalak as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Jesse Orosco as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Brian Schmack as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Tim Young as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners released Paul Abbott.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Kevin Nicholson.
- November 20, 2002
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Mike Bell as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Morgan Burkhart as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Geremi González as a free agent.
The Anaheim Angels signed Kevin Gregg as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Jason Maxwell as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Donzell McDonald as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Matt Miller as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Matt Miller as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Chan Perry as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Mario Valdez as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Niuman Romero as an amateur free agent.
The Detroit Tigers released Damian Jackson.
The Colorado Rockies released Sean Lowe.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Armando Ríos.
The Cleveland Indians released Ed Taubensee.
- November 21, 2002
The New York Yankees signed Matt Beech as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Jason Boyd as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Kiko Calero as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Chris Clapinski as a free agent.
- November 22, 2002
The New York Yankees signed Winston Abreu as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Jimmy Osting as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Carlos Pulido as a free agent.
- November 23, 2002
The New York Yankees signed Ben Rivera as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
- November 24, 2002
The Chicago Cubs signed Eliézer Alfonzo as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Steve Lomasney as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Josh Towers as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Julio Zuleta as a free agent.
- November 25, 2002
The Florida Marlins signed Chad Allen as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Mark Budzinski as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed David Doster as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jed Hansen as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Allen Levrault as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Luis Ortiz as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Jorge Velandia as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Steve Woodard as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Kevin Beirne.
The Detroit Tigers traded Randall Simon to the Pittsburgh Pirates for a player to be named later and Adrian Burnside (minors). The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Roberto Novoa (December 16, 2002) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.
The San Francisco Giants selected Neifi Pérez off waivers from the Kansas City Royals.
- November 26, 2002
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Bryan Corey as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Todd Erdos as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Woody Williams as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers traded Paul Bako to the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named later. The Chicago Cubs sent Ryan Gripp (minors) (December 16, 2002) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.
- November 27, 2002
The Oakland Athletics signed Dave McCarty as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Brian Simmons as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners selected Steve Kent off waivers from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
The Boston Red Sox selected Ryan Rupe off waivers from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
- November 29, 2002
The Detroit Tigers signed Ernie Young as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Alan Zinter as a free agent.
- November 30, 2002
The Detroit Tigers signed Mark Johnson as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Mendy López as a free agent.
- December 1, 2002
The Montreal Expos signed Randy Knorr as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Kevin Nicholson as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed John Wasdin as a free agent.
- December 2, 2002
The Philadelphia Phillies signed David Bell as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Chris Heintz as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Bill Pulsipher as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Jim Thome as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Iván Cruz.
- December 3, 2002
The Kansas City Royals signed Julius Matos as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Billy McMillon as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Chris Mears as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Brian Shouse as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs released Chris Stynes.
The Chicago White Sox traded Keith Foulke, Mark Johnson, Joe Valentine and cash to the Oakland Athletics for players to be named later and Billy Koch. The Oakland Athletics sent Neal Cotts (December 16, 2002) and Daylan Holt (minors) (December 16, 2002) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.
- December 4, 2002
The New York Yankees signed Chris Latham as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Mike Remlinger as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs traded Chad Hermansen and Todd Hundley to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Mark Grudzielanek and Eric Karros.
- December 5, 2002
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Bruce Aven as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Willie Banks as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Mike Coolbaugh as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Rick DeHart as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Tom Glavine as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Erik Sabel as a free agent.
- December 6, 2002
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Larry Barnes as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Jimmy Haynes as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed John Olerud as a free agent.
The Anaheim Angels signed Julio Ramírez as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Frank Thomas as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Robin Ventura as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox released Wayne Gomes.
The Cleveland Indians traded Einar Díaz and Ryan Drese to the Texas Rangers for Travis Hafner and Aaron Myette.
- December 7, 2002
The Seattle Mariners signed Pat Borders as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Wil Cordero as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Ray Durham as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Jeff Fassero as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Steve Finley as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Marquis Grissom as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Darren Holmes as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Jamie Moyer as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Dan Plesac as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Shane Reynolds as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Steve Trachsel as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Chris Widger as a free agent.
- December 9, 2002
The San Diego Padres signed Brady Anderson as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Phil Hiatt as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Carlton Loewer as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Quilvio Veras as a free agent.
- December 10, 2002
The Cincinnati Reds signed Emil Brown as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Mike Judd as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Jesús Sánchez as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Jaret Wright as a free agent.
Yokohama Bay Stars (Japan Central) purchased Steve Cox from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
- December 11, 2002
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Brian Boehringer as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Royce Clayton as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Dave Hansen as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Joe Lawrence as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Wilkin Castillo as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago Cubs released Angel Echevarria.
- December 12, 2002
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Chris Donnels as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Charlie Greene as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Fernando Abad as an amateur free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Todd Walker to the Boston Red Sox for players to be named later. The Boston Red Sox sent Josh Thigpen (minors) (December 16, 2002) and Tony Blanco (December 16, 2002) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.
- December 13, 2002
The San Diego Padres signed Homer Bush as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Chris Carpenter as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Chris Hammond as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Ron Mahay as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Sammy Gervacio as an amateur free agent.
- December 14, 2002
The San Diego Padres released Brian Tollberg.
- December 15, 2002
The San Francisco Giants signed Edgardo Alfonzo as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Deivi Cruz as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Rudy Seánez as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds released Jared Fernández.
As part of a 4-team trade: The Arizona Diamondbacks sent Erubiel Durazo to the Oakland Athletics. The Oakland Athletics sent a player to be named later to the Toronto Blue Jays. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Felipe López to the Cincinnati Reds. The Cincinnati Reds sent Elmer Dessens and cash to the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Oakland Athletics sent Jason Arnold (minors) (December 16, 2002) to the Toronto Blue Jays to complete the trade.
The Boston Red Sox traded Josh Hancock to the Philadelphia Phillies for Jeremy Giambi.
The New York Mets traded Rey Ordóñez to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for players to be named later. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays sent Russ Johnson (December 16, 2002) and Josh Pressley (minors) (December 16, 2002) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.
The San Diego Padres traded Brett Tomko to the St. Louis Cardinals for a player to be named later and Luther Hackman. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Mike Wodnicki (minors) (December 16, 2002) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.
- December 16, 2002
The Montreal Expos drafted Luis Ayala from the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
The Houston Astros drafted Nate Bland from the New York Mets in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Adrian Brown from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
The Kansas City Royals drafted D.J. Carrasco from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Andy Cavazos from the Texas Rangers in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Mike Cervenak from the New York Yankees in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Enrique Cruz from the New York Mets in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Jason Dubois from the Chicago Cubs in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Matt Ford from the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Rontrez Johnson from the Texas Rangers in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
The Texas Rangers drafted John Koronka from the Cincinnati Reds in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Wil Ledezma from the Boston Red Sox in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Aquilino López from the Seattle Mariners in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Javier López from the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted David Manning from the Minnesota Twins in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
The Texas Rangers drafted Marshall McDougall from the Cleveland Indians in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
The Minnesota Twins drafted José Morban from the Texas Rangers in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Michael Neu from the Cincinnati Reds in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Luke Prokopec from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Chris Spurling from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
The San Diego Padres drafted Shane Victorino from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
The San Diego Padres drafted Rico Washington from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Matt White from the Cleveland Indians in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Juan Cerros from the New York Mets in the 2002 minor league draft.
The Florida Marlins drafted Frank Gracesqui from the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2002 minor league draft.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Junior Herndon from the San Diego Padres in the 2002 minor league draft.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Héctor Luna from the Cleveland Indians in the 2002 minor league draft.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Gary Majewski from the Chicago White Sox in the 2002 minor league draft.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Iván Cruz as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Brian Dallimore as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed David Lee as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Mark Loretta as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Greg Myers as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Larry Sutton as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Jimmy Anderson.
The Detroit Tigers released Pedro Feliciano.
The Oakland Athletics released Mike Fyhrie.
The Minnesota Twins released David Ortiz.
The Colorado Rockies traded Victor Hall (minors) to the Houston Astros for Nelson Cruz.
The Boston Red Sox traded Luis Cruz to the San Diego Padres for César Crespo.
The Oakland Athletics traded Jose Flores to the San Diego Padres for Buddy Hernandez (minors).
The Atlanta Braves traded John Foster and Wes Helms to the Milwaukee Brewers for Ray King.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Travis Chapman from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Matt Roney from the Colorado Rockies in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Derek Thompson from the Cleveland Indians in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
The Detroit Tigers purchased Travis Chapman from the Cleveland Indians.
The Detroit Tigers purchased Matt Roney from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Los Angeles Dodgers purchased Derek Thompson from the Chicago Cubs.
- December 17, 2002
The Seattle Mariners signed Norm Charlton as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Tripp Cromer as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Joe DePastino as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Troy O'Leary as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Blake Stein as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Everett Stull as a free agent.
Rolando Arrojo of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
The Atlanta Braves traded Damian Moss and Merkin Valdez to the San Francisco Giants for Russ Ortiz.
- December 18, 2002
The Cleveland Indians signed Casey Blake as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Kirk Bullinger as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Paul Byrd as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Buddy Carlyle as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Jim Chamblee as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Cal Eldred as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Joe Girardi as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Doug Glanville as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Damian Jackson as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Jeff Kent as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Brian Lesher as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Travis Miller as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Brian O'Connor as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Kevin Ohme as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Héctor Ortiz as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Lance Painter as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Scott Randall as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Brian Rose as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Matt Stairs as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Matt Walbeck as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks released José Mercedes.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Tike Redman.
- December 19, 2002
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Terry Adams as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Jason Bere as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Kris Foster as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed John Frascatore as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Seth Greisinger as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Jesse Levis as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Greg Maddux as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Dan Miceli as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Warren Morris as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Tommy Phelps as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Russ Springer as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Mike Stanton as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Todd Zeile as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Hideki Matsui as a free agent.
- December 20, 2002
The Chicago White Sox signed Sandy Alomar as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Mike Bordick as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Kevin Brown as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Alex Delgado as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Shawn Estes as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Jared Fernández as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Mike Gulan as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Bucky Jacobsen as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Charles Nagy as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Elvis Peña as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Ariel Prieto as a free agent.
Doug Nickle of the New York Mets granted free agency.
The Montreal Expos traded Matt Herges to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Jon Searles (minors) and Chris Young.
The Atlanta Braves traded Kevin Millwood to the Philadelphia Phillies for Johnny Estrada.
The Anaheim Angels selected Wil Nieves off waivers from the San Diego Padres.
- December 21, 2002
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Todd Dunwoody as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Mark Grace as a free agent.
Marlon Anderson of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Manny Aybar of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Ronnie Belliard of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Gary Bennett of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
José Cabrera of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Frank Catalanotto of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
José Cruz of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
Will Cunnane of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Brian Daubach of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Courtney Duncan of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Chad Durbin of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Scott Elarton of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
Robert Fick of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Brad Fullmer of the Anaheim Angels granted free agency.
Aaron Fultz of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Jesse Garcia of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Charles Gipson of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
John Halama of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Travis Lee of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Al Levine of the Anaheim Angels granted free agency.
Kerry Ligtenberg of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Mark Little of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.
Chris Magruder of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Mike Mahoney of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Ramón Martínez of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Eric Owens of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
Christian Parker of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Jim Parque of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Neifi Pérez of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Desi Relaford of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Dennys Reyes of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Todd Ritchie of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Jim Rushford of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Olmedo Sáenz of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Julio Santana of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Chris Singleton of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Shane Spencer of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Jeff Suppan of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
John Thomson of the New York Mets granted free agency.
Mike Venafro of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Paul Wilson of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.
Jay Witasick of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Esteban Yan of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.
Tanyon Sturtze of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Tanyon Sturtze as a free agent.
- December 22, 2002
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Jon Nunnally as a free agent.
- December 23, 2002
The Cleveland Indians signed Brian Anderson as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Gary Bennett as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Mike Colangelo as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed A.J. Hinch as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Chris Singleton as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Amaury Telemaco as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Ugueth Urbina as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Dusty Wathan as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Todd Williams as a free agent.
- December 24, 2002
The Boston Red Sox signed Chad Fox as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Rodney Myers as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Jay Witasick as a free agent.
- December 25, 2002
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Mark Corey as a free agent.
- December 26, 2002
The Kansas City Royals drafted Ronny Paulino from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Tomás de la Rosa as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Calvin Murray as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Kevin Pickford as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Juan Sosa as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Bryan Ward as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Esteban Yan as a free agent.
- December 27, 2002
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Troy Brohawn as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Raúl Casanova as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Luis López as a free agent.
- December 28, 2002
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed John Barnes as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Frank Catalanotto as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Brian Powell as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed José Rijo as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Brian Tollberg as a free agent.
Albie Lopez of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
- December 30, 2002
The New York Yankees signed Roger Clemens as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Mickey Lopez as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Ryan McGuire as a free agent.
The Anaheim Angels signed Eric Owens as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Christian Parker as a free agent.
- December 31, 2002
The Colorado Rockies signed Brad Clontz as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Aaron Fultz as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Fred McGriff as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Ramiro Mendoza as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Neifi Pérez as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Rey Sánchez as a free agent.
- January 2, 2003
The San Diego Padres sent Jeremy Fikac to the Oakland Athletics as part of a conditional deal.
The Chicago Cubs signed Rod Beck as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Mike Mahoney as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Ramón Martínez as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Ryan Minor as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Nerio Rodríguez as a free agent.
- January 3, 2003
The Boston Red Sox signed Andy Abad as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Greg Colbrunn as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Omar Daal as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed John Thomson as a free agent.
The New York Yankees released Brandon Knight.
- January 6, 2003
The Atlanta Braves signed Robert Fick as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Nate Field as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Nelson Figueroa as a free agent.
The Anaheim Angels signed Brad Fullmer as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Joey Hamilton as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Al Levine as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Calvin Maduro as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Wascar Serrano as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Mike Timlin as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Chris Truby as a free agent.
- January 7, 2003
The Detroit Tigers signed Robinson Cancel as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Félix Heredia as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Chad Kreuter as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Albie Lopez as a free agent.
- January 8, 2003
The Colorado Rockies signed Scott Elarton as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Julio Franco as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Todd Hollandsworth as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Félix Martínez as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Terry Mulholland as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Todd Pratt as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Chris Stynes as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Dave Veres as a free agent.
- January 9, 2003
The Kansas City Royals signed Mike Difelice as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Cliff Floyd as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Chris Gomez as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Damon Hollins as a free agent.
- January 10, 2003
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Mike Buddie as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Jacob Cruz as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Wilton Guerrero as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Danny Klassen as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Bill Mueller as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Desi Relaford as a free agent.
- January 11, 2003
The New York Mets signed Tsuyoshi Shinjo as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers traded Jerrod Fuell (minors) and Mark Redman to the Florida Marlins for Rob Henkel (minors), Gary Knotts and Nate Robertson.
- January 12, 2003
The Chicago White Sox signed Carlos Maldonado as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Paul Wilson as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres purchased Miguel Ojeda from Mexico City Reds (Mexican).
Chris Sampson returned from voluntary retired list to ???.
- January 13, 2003
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Pedro Borbón as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Midre Cummings as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Marty Malloy as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Jim Rushford as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Aaron Small as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Mike Venafro as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Paul Rigdon.
- January 14, 2003
The Atlanta Braves signed Ryan Glynn as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Kent Mercker as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Keith Osik as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Todd Ritchie as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Shane Spencer as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Joe Vitiello as a free agent.
- January 15, 2003
The Cincinnati Reds signed Jimmy Anderson as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Rolando Arrojo as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Alberto Castillo as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Tyler Houston as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Armando Ríos as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Jason Ryan as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox traded Rocky Biddle, Orlando Hernández, Jeff Liefer and cash to the Montreal Expos for Jorge Nuñez (minors) and Bartolo Colón.
The Chicago White Sox traded Eddi Candelario (minors) and Antonio Osuna to the New York Yankees for Orlando Hernández.
- January 16, 2003
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Marlon Anderson as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Ryan Christenson as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Tom Evans as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed John Flaherty as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Tom Goodwin as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Kerry Ligtenberg as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Sean Lowe as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed John Mabry as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Steve Parris as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Calvin Pickering as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Guillermo Moscoso as an amateur free agent.
- January 17, 2003
The Philadelphia Phillies signed McKay Christensen as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed John Halama as a free agent.
The Anaheim Angels signed Doug Nickle as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Tike Redman as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Luis Saturria as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Chuck Smith as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Rob Stanifer as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Ryan Thompson as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Ed Yarnall as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox selected Earl Snyder off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.
- January 18, 2003
The Florida Marlins signed Gerald Williams as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Ernesto Frieri as an amateur free agent.
- January 19, 2003
The Kansas City Royals signed Mike Kelly as a free agent.
- January 20, 2003
The Cleveland Indians signed Rafael Betancourt as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Tony Clark as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Mark Guthrie as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Bill Haselman as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Dustin Hermanson as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Marcus Jensen as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Brian Moehler as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Jim Parque as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Ismael Valdez as a free agent.
- January 21, 2003
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Jorge Fábregas as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Pete Harnisch as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Bobby Jones as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Fernando Seguignol as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Lee Stevens as a free agent.
Chuck Smith of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
The Anaheim Angels released Lou Pote.
The Milwaukee Brewers selected Brady Clark off waivers from the New York Mets.
- January 22, 2003
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Ivanon Coffie as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Rich Garcés as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Josías Manzanillo as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Luis Ordaz as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed David Ortiz as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Chris Piersoll as a free agent.
- January 23, 2003
The Boston Red Sox signed Héctor Almonte as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Steve Avery as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Will Cunnane as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Courtney Duncan as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Tom Gordon as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Roberto Hernández as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Eric Knott as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Steve Reed as a free agent.
The Anaheim Angels signed Adam Riggs as a free agent.
The Anaheim Angels signed Rich Rodriguez as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Rick White as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos released Randy Knorr.
- January 24, 2003
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Manny Aybar as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Kevin Barker as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed José Hernández as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Randy Knorr as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Graeme Lloyd as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Esteban Loaiza as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Troy Mattes as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Rubén Rivera as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Mark Sweeney as a free agent.
- January 25, 2003
The Minnesota Twins signed José Cabrera as a free agent.
The Houston Astros traded Daryle Ward to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Ruddy Lugo.
- January 27, 2003
The New York Yankees signed Juan Acevedo as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Brian Cooper as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Brian Daubach as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Charles Gipson as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Lenny Harris as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Mike Johnson as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Eddie Oropesa as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Eddie Pérez as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jake Robbins as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Julio Santana as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Mike Thurman as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics traded John-Ford Griffin to the Toronto Blue Jays for a player to be named later. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Jason Perry (June 23, 2003) to the Oakland Athletics to complete the trade.
The Colorado Rockies traded Jason Romano to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Luke Allen.
- January 28, 2003
The Kansas City Royals signed James Baldwin as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Stubby Clapp as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed José Cruz as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jeff D'Amico as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Iván Rodríguez as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Julián Tavárez as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Jamey Wright as a free agent.
- January 29, 2003
The Montreal Expos signed Trace Coquillette as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Mike Holtz as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Mike Jackson as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Jeff Reboulet as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Carlos Reyes as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Mark Smith as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Scott Winchester as a free agent.
- January 30, 2003
The Minnesota Twins signed Shane Andrews as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Ricky Bottalico as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Ron Coomer as a free agent.
The Anaheim Angels signed Marc Kroon as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Terry Shumpert as a free agent.
- January 31, 2003
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Wilson Álvarez as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Mario Encarnación as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Pat Mahomes as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Jason Pearson as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jeff Suppan as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed John Vander Wal as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Chin-lung Hu as an amateur free agent.
- February 1, 2003
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Alex Ochoa as a free agent.
- February 2, 2003
The Cleveland Indians signed Chris Magruder as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Orlando Palmeiro as a free agent.
- February 3, 2003
The Florida Marlins signed Sean Bergman as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Keith Lockhart as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Darren Oliver as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed José Rodríguez as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Rubén Sierra as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Pedro Swann as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Kevin Witt as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Vinny Rottino as an amateur free agent.
- February 4, 2003
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Brent Billingsley as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Mike Glavine as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Jon Lieber as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Paul Rigdon as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox selected Bronson Arroyo off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- February 5, 2003
The Florida Marlins signed Juan Alvarez as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Andrés Galarraga as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Masao Kida as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Wilkin Ramírez as an amateur free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Mike Coolbaugh.
The New York Yankees released Randy Keisler.
- February 6, 2003
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Mike Fyhrie as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Travis Lee as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Dan Wheeler as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed José Contreras as an amateur free agent.
- February 7, 2003
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Dennys Reyes as a free agent.
- February 8, 2003
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Lee Gardner as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Ron Wright as a free agent.
- February 10, 2003
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Mike Saipe as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Rob Sasser as a free agent.
- February 11, 2003
The New York Mets signed Jay Bell as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Mike Fetters as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Rick Helling as a free agent.
- February 12, 2003
The San Francisco Giants signed Lorenzo Barceló as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Wilfredo Rodríguez as a free agent.
- February 13, 2003
The New York Mets signed David Cone as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Tim Crabtree as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Al Martin as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Steve Torrealba as a free agent.
- February 14, 2003
The New York Mets signed Jeff Abbott as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Dave Burba as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Wayne Gomes as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Scott Service as a free agent.
- February 15, 2003
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Leo Estrella as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Lyle Mouton as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Radhames Liz as an amateur free agent.
The Boston Red Sox purchased Kevin Millar from the Florida Marlins.
- February 16, 2003
The San Diego Padres signed Randy Keisler as a free agent.
- February 17, 2003
The Cleveland Indians signed Chad Durbin as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Craig House as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Wendell Magee as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed José Núñez as a free agent.
The Anaheim Angels signed Oscar Salazar as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Alex Ochoa.
- February 18, 2003
The Montreal Expos signed Damon Buford as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Andrew Lorraine as a free agent.
- February 19, 2003
The Florida Marlins signed Clint Sodowsky as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Leyson Séptimo as an amateur free agent.
- February 20, 2003
The New York Mets signed T.J. Mathews as a free agent.
- February 21, 2003
The Oakland Athletics signed Ron Gant as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Bill Simas as a free agent.
The Anaheim Angels signed Alexi Casilla as an amateur free agent.
- February 22, 2003
The New York Mets signed Donovan Osborne as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Robert Person as a free agent.
- February 24, 2003
The St. Louis Cardinals signed José Nieves as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres released Homer Bush.
- February 25, 2003
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Dave Hollins as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds selected Dernell Stenson off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.
- February 26, 2003
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Tom Martin as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed José Offerman as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Santiago Pérez as a free agent.
- February 27, 2003
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Paul Abbott as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Jason Jacome as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed José Paniagua as a free agent.
- February 28, 2003
The Colorado Rockies signed Ronnie Belliard as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Pedro Ciriaco as an amateur free agent.
- March, 2003
The Colorado Rockies released Rich Garcés. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
- March 1, 2003
The Chicago Cubs signed Javier Cardona as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Héctor Carrasco as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Francisco Cervelli as an amateur free agent.
- March 2, 2003
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Esmerling Vásquez as an amateur free agent.
- March 3, 2003
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Brad Harman as an amateur free agent.
- March 4, 2003
The Chicago Cubs signed Trent Hubbard as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals released Elvis Peña.
- March 5, 2003
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Kurt Abbott as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Ramón Ramírez as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Sam Deduno as an amateur free agent.
The Anaheim Angels selected Éric Cyr off waivers from the San Diego Padres.
- March 6, 2003
The New York Mets signed Orber Moreno as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Damaso Espino (minors) and Alan Moye (minors) to the Kansas City Royals for Jeff Austin and Brian Shackelford.
- March 7, 2003
The Atlanta Braves signed Glen Barker as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed B.J. Surhoff as a free agent.
The New York Yankees released Ben Rivera.
- March 8, 2003
The Anaheim Angels signed Derrin Ebert as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Kazuhito Tadano as an amateur free agent.
- March 10, 2003
The Oakland Athletics signed Paxton Crawford as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Reggie Sanders as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds released Bruce Chen.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Wayne Gomes.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Alberto Reyes.
- March 11, 2003
The Toronto Blue Jays released Pasqual Coco.
The Kansas City Royals released Mark Quinn.
- March 12, 2003
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Pasqual Coco as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Alejandro Freire as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox released Benny Agbayani.
The Boston Red Sox released Willie Banks.
The Texas Rangers released Rob Bell.
The Cincinnati Reds released José Guillén.
The Chicago Cubs released Kevin Orie.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Dan Reichert.
The Florida Marlins selected Steve Kent off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.
- March 13, 2003
The Kansas City Royals returned Ronny Paulino (earlier draft pick) to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Cincinnati Reds signed José Guillén as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Olmedo Sáenz as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Pedro Borbón.
- March 14, 2003
The San Francisco Giants signed Alberto Castillo as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Bruce Chen as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Kenny Lofton as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals selected Rontrez Johnson off waivers from the Oakland Athletics.
- March 15, 2003
The Toronto Blue Jays returned Jason Dubois (earlier draft pick) to the Chicago Cubs.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Benny Agbayani as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Jesse Garcia as a free agent.
- March 16, 2003
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Mark Little as a free agent.
- March 17, 2003
The Toronto Blue Jays returned Gary Majewski (earlier draft pick) to the Chicago White Sox.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Rob Bell as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Kenny Rogers as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers selected Travis Dawkins off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.
The Oakland Athletics selected Jose Flores off waivers from the San Diego Padres.
- March 18, 2003
The San Francisco Giants signed Clay Bellinger as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics released Paxton Crawford.
The Seattle Mariners released Calvin Pickering.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Lee Stevens.
The Seattle Mariners released Jamey Wright.
The Boston Red Sox traded Javier López to the Colorado Rockies for a player to be named later. The Colorado Rockies sent Ryan Cameron (minors) (March 29, 2003) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade.
- March 19, 2003
The New York Yankees traded Rondell White to the San Diego Padres for Mark Phillips (minors), Bubba Trammell and cash.
- March 20, 2003
The Chicago Cubs released Tim Christman.
The New York Mets released T.J. Mathews.
The Cleveland Indians released Mike Thurman.
- March 21, 2003
The Texas Rangers returned John Koronka (earlier draft pick) to the Cincinnati Reds.
The Boston Red Sox signed Lou Collier as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Mark Quinn as a free agent.
The New York Yankees released Winston Abreu.
The Arizona Diamondbacks released Manny Aybar.
The Cincinnati Reds released Luis Pineda.
The Baltimore Orioles traded Chris Richard to the Colorado Rockies for Jack Cust.
- March 22, 2003
The New York Yankees signed Willie Banks as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Mike Thurman as a free agent.
The New York Mets released Jeff Abbott.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Brian Lesher.
The Atlanta Braves released Scott Sobkowiak.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Blake Stein.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Greg Vaughn.
- March 23, 2003
The Detroit Tigers released Kevin Barker.
The Detroit Tigers released Julio Santana.
The Colorado Rockies released Jermaine Van Buren.
- March 24, 2003
The New York Yankees signed Greg Hansell as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Alberto Reyes as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Mauro Gómez as an amateur free agent.
The Texas Rangers purchased Manny Alexander from the Milwaukee Brewers.
The Minnesota Twins released Joe Dillon.
The Arizona Diamondbacks released Jason Jacome.
The San Diego Padres released Miguel Ojeda.
The Cincinnati Reds released Randy Ruiz.
The Montreal Expos traded a player to be named later and Jim Brower to the San Francisco Giants for Edwards Guzmán, Liván Hernández and cash. The Montreal Expos sent Matt Blank (April 30, 2003) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade.
The Milwaukee Brewers traded Javier Valentín to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for Jason Conti.
- March 25, 2003
The San Francisco Giants signed Manny Aybar as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals purchased Benny Agbayani from the Cincinnati Reds.
The Boston Red Sox released Juan Díaz.
The New York Mets released Donovan Osborne.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released José Paniagua.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Dave Pember.
The Cleveland Indians traded Wendell Magee to the Philadelphia Phillies for a player to be named later. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Mike Fyhrie (March 29, 2003) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.
The Atlanta Braves traded Chris Spurling to the Detroit Tigers for Matt Coenen (minors).
The San Diego Padres selected Lou Merloni off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.
- March 26, 2003
The Boston Red Sox returned Adrian Brown (earlier draft pick) to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
The Detroit Tigers returned Travis Chapman (earlier draft pick) to the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Carlos Baerga as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jamey Wright as a free agent.
Todd Erdos of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Danny Kolb of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
The New York Yankees purchased Marcus Jensen from the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Atlanta Braves released Glen Barker.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Giovanni Carrara.
The Boston Red Sox released Frank Castillo.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Joey Hamilton.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Matt Herges.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Al Levine.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Robert Machado.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Travis Phelps.
The Atlanta Braves released Mike Venafro.
The San Diego Padres selected Mike Matthews off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers.
- March 27, 2003
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Dan Reichert as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians released Jason Beverlin.
The Minnesota Twins released José Cabrera.
The Detroit Tigers released Bill Haselman.
The Houston Astros released Shane Reynolds.
The Chicago White Sox traded Wade Parrish (minors) to the Colorado Rockies for Ross Gload.
The Kansas City Royals traded Odannys Ayala (minors) to the Texas Rangers for Fernando Lunar.
- March 28, 2003
The Seattle Mariners signed Giovanni Carrara as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Mike Venafro as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Marc Wilkins as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers released Robinson Cancel.
The Detroit Tigers released Luke Carlin.
The Detroit Tigers released Jesse Carlson.
The Montreal Expos released Trace Coquillette.
The Detroit Tigers released Damion Easley.
The Minnesota Twins released Ben Ford.
The Chicago Cubs released Charles Gipson.
The Florida Marlins released Al Martin.
The Baltimore Orioles released Jeff Reboulet.
The Houston Astros released Jesús Sánchez.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Terry Shumpert.
The Toronto Blue Jays selected Kevin Frederick off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.
The Boston Red Sox selected Dicky Gonzalez off waivers from the Montreal Expos.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays selected George Lombard off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.
The Baltimore Orioles selected José Morban off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Adrian Brown.
The Boston Red Sox signed Adrian Brown as a free agent.
- March 29, 2003
The Atlanta Braves signed Darren Bragg as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed José Cabrera as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Wayne Gomes as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Al Martin as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Randy Ruiz as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Julio Santana as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Terry Shumpert as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Ron Villone as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers purchased A.J. Hinch from the Cleveland Indians.
The Chicago Cubs released Eliézer Alfonzo.
The Arizona Diamondbacks released David Cortés.
The Houston Astros released Chris Gissell.
The Arizona Diamondbacks released Mike Jackson.
The Chicago Cubs released Félix Martínez.
The Chicago Cubs released Aaron Small.
- March 30, 2003
The New York Yankees signed Bob Smith as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Alberto Castillo.
The Chicago Cubs released Trent Hubbard.
The Chicago Cubs released Mickey Lopez.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Sandy Martínez.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Erik Sabel.
- March 31, 2003
The Houston Astros signed Jesse Carlson as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox released James Lofton.
The Boston Red Sox released Larry Sutton.
- April 1, 2003
The San Diego Padres signed Matt Herges as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners purchased Jalal Leach from Saltillo (Mexican).
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Rolando Arrojo.
The Montreal Expos released José Offerman.
- April 2, 2003
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays returned Héctor Luna (earlier draft pick) to the Cleveland Indians.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Damion Easley as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Danny Kolb as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Al Levine as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Lee Stevens as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Cristhian Martínez as an amateur free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Jake Robbins.
- April 3, 2003
The New York Mets signed Pedro Feliciano as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Chris Gissell as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Robert Machado as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Travis Phelps as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants released Brian Simmons.
The Arizona Diamondbacks released Greg Swindell.
The Detroit Tigers selected Tyler Walker off waivers from the New York Mets.
- April 4, 2003
The Anaheim Angels released Derrin Ebert.
The Kansas City Royals selected Brent Abernathy off waivers from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
- April 5, 2003
The Colorado Rockies signed Jesús Sánchez as a free agent.
- April 7, 2003
The New York Yankees signed Charles Gipson as a free agent.
The New York Yankees released Chris Widger.
- April 8, 2003
The Minnesota Twins signed Todd Erdos as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Sandy Martínez as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Tony McKnight as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Jake Robbins as a free agent.
- April 9, 2003
The Oakland Athletics signed Frank Castillo as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Greg Vaughn as a free agent.
The New York Mets released Andy Tracy.
- April 10, 2003
The Seattle Mariners signed Mickey Lopez as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Dave Pember as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Shane Reynolds as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed John Rocker as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Jed Hansen.
- April 11, 2003
The Cincinnati Reds signed Joey Hamilton as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Bill Haselman as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Erik Sabel as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Brian Mallette.
- April 12, 2003
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Chris Widger as a free agent.
- April 14, 2003
The Colorado Rockies released Todd Belitz.
- April 15, 2003
The Boston Red Sox released Marty McLeary.
The Florida Marlins released Nate Teut.
- April 16, 2003
The Chicago Cubs signed Nate Teut as a free agent.
- April 17, 2003
The Boston Red Sox signed Trace Coquillette as a free agent.
Alex Delgado of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Ryan Thompson.
- April 18, 2003
The Kansas City Royals returned Rontrez Johnson (earlier draft pick) to the Texas Rangers.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jeff Reboulet as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Blake Stein as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Greg Swindell as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Bobby Cramer as an amateur free agent.
- April 19, 2003
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Jed Hansen as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Ivanon Coffie.
- April 21, 2003
The New York Yankees signed Craig Wilson as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs purchased Trent Hubbard from Oaxaca (Mexican).
The Chicago Cubs released Javier Cardona.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Dan Serafini.
- April 22, 2003
The Houston Astros signed Bob Scanlan as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Brent Billingsley.
- April 23, 2003
The Atlanta Braves signed Chuck Smith as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Luis Perdomo as an amateur free agent.
The Minnesota Twins released José Rodríguez.
The Cincinnati Reds selected Éric Cyr off waivers from the Anaheim Angels.
- April 24, 2003
The New York Yankees released Chris Latham.
The Oakland Athletics released Mitch Meluskey.
- April 25, 2003
The Colorado Rockies signed Andy Tracy as a free agent.
Luis de los Santos of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.
- April 26, 2003
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Ken Ray as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs released Rob Stanifer.
- April 27, 2003
The Detroit Tigers released Dave Borkowski.
- April 28, 2003
The Texas Rangers released Chad Kreuter.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Jamey Wright.
- April 29, 2003
The San Diego Padres signed Luke Carlin as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Marty McLeary as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds released Scott MacRae.
The Detroit Tigers released Craig Paquette.
- April 30, 2003
The Florida Marlins signed Aaron Small as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Wendell Magee.
The San Diego Padres released Mark Quinn.
The Colorado Rockies released Bryan Ward.
The San Diego Padres selected Jermaine Clark off waivers from the Texas Rangers.
The Toronto Blue Jays selected Doug Davis off waivers from the Texas Rangers.
- May 1, 2003
The Montreal Expos sent Mario Encarnación to the St. Louis Cardinals as part of a conditional deal.
The Cincinnati Reds returned Éric Cyr to the Anaheim Angels following previous waiver selection.
- May 2, 2003
The Baltimore Orioles signed Dave Borkowski as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Dan Giese from the San Diego Padres.
The Milwaukee Brewers purchased Nate Teut from the Chicago Cubs.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Jed Hansen.
- May 3, 2003
The San Diego Padres released Brady Anderson.
The New York Mets released John Bale.
The Cleveland Indians released Dave Burba.
The Baltimore Orioles released Santiago Pérez.
The Texas Rangers released Rudy Seánez.
The Montreal Expos traded Ben Washburn (minors) to the San Francisco Giants for Joe Vitiello.
- May 5, 2003
The Montreal Expos released Damon Buford.
The Boston Red Sox released Hansel Izquierdo.
The Kansas City Royals released Rob Sasser.
- May 6, 2003
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Dave Burba as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Jed Hansen as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Mark Quinn as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Rudy Seánez as a free agent.
- May 7, 2003
The New York Yankees signed Rolando Arrojo as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Wendell Magee as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Jamey Wright as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox selected Bruce Chen off waivers from the Houston Astros.
- May 8, 2003
The Cincinnati Reds signed John Bale as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Hansel Izquierdo as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed David Newhan as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Santiago Pérez as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Pablo Sandoval as an amateur free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds released Travis Miller.
- May 9, 2003
The Chicago Cubs signed Derrin Ebert as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Rob Stanifer as a free agent.
The Houston Astros released Julio Lugo.
The Chicago Cubs traded Alan Benes to the Texas Rangers for a player to be named.
- May 10, 2003
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Brian Lesher as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Travis Miller as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Marty Malloy from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Mario Encarnación.
The St. Louis Cardinals released José Nieves.
- May 11, 2003
The Texas Rangers released Jim Rushford.
- May 12, 2003
The Cincinnati Reds signed Ramón Ramírez as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Scott Sanders as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Freddy Dolsi as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Willie Morales from the Arizona Diamondbacks.
The Chicago Cubs released Will Cunnane.
- May 13, 2003
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Kevin McGlinchy.
The Colorado Rockies released Dan Miceli.
The Oakland Athletics released José Silva.
- May 14, 2003
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Elián Herrera as an amateur free agent.
- May 15, 2003
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Julio Lugo as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Dan Miceli as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jim Rushford as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Matt DeSalvo as an amateur free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Scott Seabol.
The Arizona Diamondbacks released Ron Villone.
- May 17, 2003
The San Diego Padres purchased Miguel Ojeda from Mexico City Reds (Mexican).
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Calvin Maduro.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Brian O'Connor.
- May 18, 2003
The Baltimore Orioles signed Juan Díaz as a free agent.
- May 19, 2003
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Ben Ford as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Ron Villone as a free agent.
Dennys Reyes of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
The Philadelphia Phillies traded Tack Wilson (minors) to the San Francisco Giants for Damon Minor.
The Baltimore Orioles selected Félix Escalona off waivers from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
- May 20, 2003
The San Diego Padres released Kris Keller.
The Cleveland Indians released Blake Stein.
- May 21, 2003
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Luis Pineda as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed José Silva as a free agent.
Jerrod Riggan of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
- May 22, 2003
The Florida Marlins signed Todd Belitz as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed José Nieves as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Jair Jurrjens as an amateur free agent.
- May 23, 2003
The Baltimore Orioles signed Rob Sasser as a free agent.
The New York Yankees purchased Curtis Pride from Nashua (Atlantic).
The San Diego Padres selected Gary Matthews off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.
- May 24, 2003
The Chicago Cubs purchased Kane Davis from Camden (Atlantic).
The Anaheim Angels released Oscar Salazar.
- May 25, 2003
The Seattle Mariners signed Jeff Abbott as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Steve Schmoll as an amateur free agent.
The Cleveland Indians traded Mike Fyhrie to the Kansas City Royals for Luis Cotto (minors).
- May 26, 2003
The Cincinnati Reds signed Kris Keller as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Brian Lesher.
- May 27, 2003
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Scott Seabol as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Mark Quinn.
The Minnesota Twins released Everett Stull.
The Arizona Diamondbacks released Greg Swindell.
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Rick Asadoorian (minors) to the Texas Rangers for Esteban Yan.
The Detroit Tigers traded Chad Petty (minors) and Noochie Varner (minors) to the Milwaukee Brewers for Alex Sánchez.
- May 28, 2003
The San Diego Padres returned Shane Victorino (earlier draft pick) to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
- May 29, 2003
The Baltimore Orioles purchased Glen Barker from Somerset (Atlantic).
The Baltimore Orioles purchased Ivanon Coffie from Fargo-Moorhead (Northern).
The Detroit Tigers released Tom Evans.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Jesús Feliciano.
The Arizona Diamondbacks traded Chris Donnels to the Chicago Cubs for Derrin Ebert.
The Arizona Diamondbacks traded Byung-Hyun Kim to the Boston Red Sox for Shea Hillenbrand.
The San Diego Padres selected Scott Linebrink off waivers from the Houston Astros.
The Kansas City Royals selected Les Walrond off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.
- May 30, 2003
The Florida Marlins signed Kevin Barker as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks purchased Brady Raggio from Bridgeport (Atlantic).
The New York Mets released Eric Cammack.
The Arizona Diamondbacks released Mark Little.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Nerio Rodríguez.
- May 31, 2003
The Kansas City Royals signed Oscar Salazar as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres purchased Brian Simmons from Atlantic City (Atlantic).
The Chicago Cubs released Rod Beck.
- June 1, 2003
The Seattle Mariners signed J.R. Phillips as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals released James Baldwin.
- June 2, 2003
The San Diego Padres signed Rod Beck as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Eric Cammack as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Jerrod Riggan as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Blake Stein as a free agent.
- June 3, 2003
The Cleveland Indians signed Mark Little as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Randor Bierd as an amateur free agent.
Joe Roa of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
The San Francisco Giants released Rubén Rivera.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Delmon Young in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed September 8, 2003.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Rickie Weeks in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed August 7, 2003.
The San Diego Padres drafted Tim Stauffer in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed August 11, 2003.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Nick Markakis in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2003.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Paul Maholm in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed July 9, 2003.
The Texas Rangers drafted John Danks in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed July 11, 2003.
The Colorado Rockies drafted Ian Stewart in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2003.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Michael Aubrey in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 2003.
The New York Mets drafted Lastings Milledge in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed August 19, 2003.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Aaron Hill in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 2003.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Ryan Wagner in the 1st round (14th pick) of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 2003.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Brian Anderson in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 2003.
The Boston Red Sox drafted David Murphy in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2003.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Brad Snyder in the 1st round (18th pick) of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 2003.
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Conor Jackson in the 1st round (19th pick) of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2003.
The Montreal Expos drafted Chad Cordero in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 27, 2003.
The San Francisco Giants drafted David Aardsma in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 29, 2003.
The Anaheim Angels drafted Brandon Wood in the 1st round (23rd pick) of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 2003.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Chad Billingsley in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 2003.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Daric Barton in the 1st round (28th pick) of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 2003.
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Carlos Quentin in the 1st round (29th pick) of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed July 2, 2003.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Mitch Maier in the 1st round (30th pick) of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 2003.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Matt Murton in the 1st round (32nd pick) of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed July 8, 2003.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Omar Quintanilla in the 1st round (33rd pick) of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed July 13, 2003.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Luis Atilano in the 1st round (35th pick) of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 2003.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Jarrod Saltalamacchia in the 1st round (36th pick) of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 2003.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Adam Jones in the 1st round (37th pick) of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed July 18, 2003.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Abe Alvarez in the 2nd round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 27, 2003.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Scott Baker in the 2nd round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 2003.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Josh Banks in the 2nd round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 2003.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Shane Costa in the 2nd round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed July 17, 2003.
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Jamie D'Antona in the 2nd round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 2003.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Andre Ethier in the 2nd round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed July 1, 2003.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Tom Gorzelanny in the 2nd round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed July 1, 2003.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Tony Gwynn in the 2nd round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 2003.
The Houston Astros drafted Jason Hirsh in the 2nd round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed July 3, 2003.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted James Houser in the 2nd round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 2003.
The Florida Marlins drafted Logan Kensing in the 2nd round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 21, 2003.
The Montreal Expos drafted Jerry Owens in the 2nd round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2003.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Stu Pomeranz in the 2nd round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed July 23, 2003.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Jo-Jo Reyes in the 2nd round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 2003.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Jay Sborz in the 2nd round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 30, 2003.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Nate Schierholtz in the 2nd round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 25, 2003.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Ryan Sweeney in the 2nd round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed July 12, 2003.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Brian Buscher in the 3rd round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 29, 2003.
The Montreal Expos drafted Kory Casto in the 3rd round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 2003.
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Matt Chico in the 3rd round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2003.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Dennis Dove in the 3rd round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 30, 2003.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Ryan Feierabend in the 3rd round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed July 13, 2003.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Jake Fox in the 3rd round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 29, 2003.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Ryan Garko in the 3rd round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed July 9, 2003.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Tony Giarratano in the 3rd round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 30, 2003.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Matt Harrison in the 3rd round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 2003.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Steven Lerud in the 3rd round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 29, 2003.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Shaun Marcum in the 3rd round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 23, 2003.
The San Diego Padres drafted Colt Morton in the 3rd round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 26, 2003.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Chris Ray in the 3rd round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed July 10, 2003.
The Anaheim Angels drafted Sean Rodríguez in the 3rd round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 2003.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Andrew Miller in the 3rd round of the 2003 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Houston Astros drafted Josh Anderson in the 4th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 2003.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Michael Bourn in the 4th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed July 24, 2003.
The Texas Rangers drafted Wes Littleton in the 4th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 29, 2003.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Bob McCrory in the 4th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 2003.
The Florida Marlins drafted Jai Miller in the 4th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 2003.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Jonathan Papelbon in the 4th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2003.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Xavier Paul in the 4th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2003.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Jamie Romak in the 4th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 2003.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Travis Schlichting in the 4th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 21, 2003.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Darin Downs in the 5th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 2003.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Justin James in the 5th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 2003.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Nate Spears in the 5th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 2003.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Craig Stansberry in the 5th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed July 1, 2003.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Ryan Braun in the 6th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 2003.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Matt Kemp in the 6th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 2003.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Kevin Kouzmanoff in the 6th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 2003.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Sean Marshall in the 6th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 2003.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Eric O'Flaherty in the 6th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 2003.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Billy Sadler in the 6th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 28, 2003.
The Montreal Expos drafted Josh Whitesell in the 6th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed July 9, 2003.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Mike Aviles in the 7th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2003.
The New York Mets drafted Brian Bannister in the 7th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 2003.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Carlos Guevara in the 7th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 2003.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Kyle Kendrick in the 7th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 25, 2003.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Pat Misch in the 7th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 2003.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Brendan Ryan in the 7th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 2003.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Virgil Vasquez in the 7th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 2003.
The Anaheim Angels drafted Reggie Willits in the 7th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 2003.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Wesley Wright in the 7th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 2003.
The San Diego Padres drafted Dirk Hayhurst in the 8th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 2003.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Lucas May in the 8th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 2003.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Matt Pagnozzi in the 8th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 2003.
The Montreal Expos drafted Daryl Thompson in the 8th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 2003.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Sean White in the 8th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 2003.
The New York Yankees drafted Tyler Clippard in the 9th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 2003.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Jamie Vermilyea in the 9th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 2003.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Billy Buckner in the 9th round of the 2003 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The New York Yankees drafted T.J. Beam in the 10th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 2003.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Casey McGehee in the 10th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2003.
The Texas Rangers drafted Cody Clark in the 11th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 2003.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Dusty Hughes in the 11th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 2003.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Tom Mastny in the 11th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 2003.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Brian Rogers in the 11th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 2003.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Carlos Corporán in the 12th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 2003.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted John Jaso in the 12th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 2003.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Ryan Sadowski in the 12th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 2003.
The Houston Astros drafted Jimmy Barthmaier in the 13th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed July 3, 2003.
The Anaheim Angels drafted Daniel Davidson in the 13th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2003.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Jim Hoey in the 13th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2003.
The New York Mets drafted Carlos Muñiz in the 13th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 2003.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Chad Orvella in the 13th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 2003.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Levale Speigner in the 14th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 2003.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Ian Kennedy in the 14th round of the 2003 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Matt LaPorta in the 14th round of the 2003 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Russ Mitchell in the 15th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 2003.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Dustin Molleken in the 15th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 25, 2003.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Anthony Reyes in the 15th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed August 29, 2003.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Chris Dickerson in the 16th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 2003.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Aaron Laffey in the 16th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed July 1, 2003.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Mitch Stetter in the 16th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 2003.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Jordan Tata in the 16th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 2003.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Jared Hughes in the 16th round of the 2003 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Texas Rangers drafted Ian Kinsler in the 17th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 24, 2003.
The Montreal Expos drafted Luke Montz in the 17th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 2003.
The New York Yankees drafted David Purcey in the 17th round of the 2003 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted A.J. Ellis in the 18th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 2003.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Ryan Roberts in the 18th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 2003.
The Anaheim Angels drafted Fernando Rodriguez Jr. in the 18th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 25, 2003.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Rob Johnson in the 18th round of the 2003 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Jon Coutlangus in the 19th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 23, 2003.
The New York Yankees drafted Jeff Karstens in the 19th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2003.
The Colorado Rockies drafted Ryan Mattheus in the 19th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 2004.
The Houston Astros drafted Edwin Maysonet in the 19th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 2003.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Jason Motte in the 19th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 2003.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Ty Taubenheim in the 19th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 2003.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Matt Antonelli in the 19th round of the 2003 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Josh Geer in the 19th round of the 2003 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Matt Tolbert in the 19th round of the 2003 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The San Diego Padres drafted Leo Rosales in the 20th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 2003.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Brad Ziegler in the 20th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 2003.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Travis Denker in the 21st round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 2003.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Irving Falu in the 21st round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 2003.
The Montreal Expos drafted Joe Bisenius in the 21st round of the 2003 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Brooks Brown in the 21st round of the 2003 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The San Diego Padres drafted Eddie Bonine in the 23rd round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 2003.
The Houston Astros drafted Mark Saccomanno in the 23rd round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2003.
The Oakland Athletics drafted J.R. Towles in the 23rd round of the 2003 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Florida Marlins drafted Tony Watson in the 23rd round of the 2003 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Drew Anderson in the 24th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 2003.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Brandon Jones in the 24th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed May 18, 2004.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Josh Sharpless in the 24th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 2003.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Brian Wilson in the 24th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed August 24, 2003.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Sam Fuld in the 24th round of the 2003 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The New York Mets drafted Evan MacLane in the 25th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 2003.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Quintin Berry in the 25th round of the 2003 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Matt Downs in the 25th round of the 2003 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Minnesota Twins drafted John Gaub in the 25th round of the 2003 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Florida Marlins drafted Alex Hinshaw in the 25th round of the 2003 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Colorado Rockies drafted Cole Garner in the 26th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed August 21, 2003.
The Montreal Expos drafted Jim Henderson in the 26th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2003.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Barret Browning in the 26th round of the 2003 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Brian Horwitz in the 26th round of the 2003 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The San Diego Padres drafted Steven Wright in the 26th round of the 2003 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The New York Mets drafted Deunte Heath in the 27th round of the 2003 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Adam Moore in the 28th round of the 2003 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The San Diego Padres drafted Steve Delabar in the 29th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed May 12, 2004.
The Colorado Rockies drafted David Hernandez in the 29th round of the 2003 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Texas Rangers drafted Scott Feldman in the 30th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed July 2, 2003.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Jonny Venters in the 30th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 1, 2004.
The Colorado Rockies drafted Eric Young Jr. in the 30th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 1, 2004.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Mark Melancon in the 30th round of the 2003 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Doug Mathis in the 31st round of the 2003 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Josh Newman in the 31st round of the 2003 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Germán Durán in the 32nd round of the 2003 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Steven Jackson in the 32nd round of the 2003 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Jeremy Horst in the 34th round of the 2003 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Tyson Brummett in the 35th round of the 2003 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Wade LeBlanc in the 36th round of the 2003 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Sean Kazmar Jr. in the 37th round of the 2003 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Colorado Rockies drafted Jesse Litsch in the 37th round of the 2003 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Travis Metcalf in the 38th round of the 2003 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Andy LaRoche in the 39th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed August 14, 2003.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Joshua Rodriguez in the 39th round of the 2003 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Todd Redmond in the 40th round of the 2003 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Greg Reynolds in the 41st round of the 2003 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Florida Marlins drafted Jim Adduci in the 42nd round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed August 19, 2003.
The New York Yankees drafted Justin Berg in the 43rd round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed May 21, 2004.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Max Scherzer in the 43rd round of the 2003 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Kam Mickolio in the 46th round of the 2003 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Michael Crotta in the 47th round of the 2003 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The New York Yankees drafted Daniel McCutchen in the 47th round of the 2003 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Dusty Ryan in the 48th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed May 27, 2004.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Tim Lincecum in the 48th round of the 2003 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Doug Fister in the 49th round of the 2003 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Michael Hollimon in the 49th round of the 2003 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Casey Janssen in the 49th round of the 2003 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Colin Curtis in the 50th round of the 2003 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Anaheim Angels drafted Kris Johnson in the 50th round of the 2003 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Jeff Manship in the 50th round of the 2003 amateur draft, but was not signed.
- June 4, 2003
The Kansas City Royals purchased José Lima from Newark (Atlantic).
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Damion Easley.
The Oakland Athletics released Ron Gant.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Jeffrey Hammonds.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Julio Santana.
The Texas Rangers released Todd Van Poppel.
- June 5, 2003
Randy Keisler of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Joe Lawrence.
The Chicago Cubs traded Steve O'Sullivan (minors) to the Texas Rangers for Alan Benes.
- June 6, 2003
The San Diego Padres signed Mark Quinn as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Mark Budzinski from the Milwaukee Brewers.
The Milwaukee Brewers purchased Alex Delgado from Camden (Atlantic).
The Cincinnati Reds released Pete Harnisch.
The San Diego Padres released Charles Nagy.
The New York Yankees traded Marcus Thames to the Texas Rangers for Rubén Sierra.
The Boston Red Sox traded Matt White to the Seattle Mariners for Sheldon Fulse (minors).
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays selected Jeff Liefer off waivers from the Montreal Expos.
- June 7, 2003
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Jay Canizaro.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Charlie Greene.
The Cincinnati Reds released Chris Piersoll.
The Boston Red Sox released Julio Zuleta.
- June 8, 2003
The Kansas City Royals released Sandy Martínez.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Chad Mottola.
The Florida Marlins released Marc Wilkins.
- June 9, 2003
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Jesús Feliciano as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers purchased Kevin Jordan from Camden (Atlantic).
The Oakland Athletics released Frank Castillo.
The Seattle Mariners released Craig House.
The Chicago White Sox selected Mike Rivera off waivers from the San Diego Padres.
- June 10, 2003
The Minnesota Twins signed James Baldwin as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Pat Lennon as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks purchased Ozzie Timmons from Atlantic City (Atlantic).
The New York Yankees released Juan Acevedo.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Willie Morales.
- June 11, 2003
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Dennys Reyes as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox released Tom Davey.
The Cincinnati Reds released Sean DePaula.
The Cleveland Indians selected Nick Bierbrodt off waivers from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
- June 12, 2003
The Boston Red Sox signed Chad Mottola as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Todd Van Poppel as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres released Brian Simmons.
The Toronto Blue Jays released Tim Young.
- June 13, 2003
The Cleveland Indians signed José Constanza as an amateur free agent.
- June 15, 2003
The Texas Rangers released Jamey Wright.
- June 16, 2003
The Chicago White Sox signed Carlos Castillo as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Randy Keisler as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays selected Scott Service off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks.
- June 17, 2003
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Juan Acevedo as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Willie Morales as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed José Rodríguez as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox released Cliff Brumbaugh.
The Houston Astros released Cory Doyne.
- June 18, 2003
The Cincinnati Reds released Kelly Dransfeldt.
The Montreal Expos released Troy Mattes.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Steve Parris.
- June 19, 2003
The Kansas City Royals released Albie Lopez.
The New York Mets released Jerrod Riggan.
The Toronto Blue Jays released Rob Ryan.
- June 20, 2003
The Kansas City Royals signed Jamey Wright as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays released Mike Moriarty.
The New York Mets released Lyle Mouton.
The Chicago Cubs traded Mark Bellhorn to the Colorado Rockies for José Hernández.
- June 21, 2003
The Colorado Rockies signed Tim Young as a free agent.
- June 22, 2003
The San Francisco Giants signed Rob Ryan as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins released Todd Belitz.
The Boston Red Sox traded Ángel Santos to the Cleveland Indians for Jamie Brown.
- June 23, 2003
The Cleveland Indians sent Ron Wright to the Detroit Tigers as part of a conditional deal.
The Boston Red Sox signed Kelly Dransfeldt as a free agent.
- June 24, 2003
The Florida Marlins signed Craig House as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Lyle Mouton as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins released Kevin Barker.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Jorge Fábregas.
- June 25, 2003
The Cleveland Indians sent Dan Miceli to the New York Yankees as part of a conditional deal.
The San Diego Padres signed Cory Doyne as a free agent.
Josh Paul of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
The New York Yankees purchased Karim García from the Cleveland Indians.
- June 26, 2003
The St. Louis Cardinals released Dustin Hermanson.
The Montreal Expos traded Pat Collins (minors) to the St. Louis Cardinals for Kevin Joseph.
- June 27, 2003
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released John Rocker.
- June 28, 2003
The San Francisco Giants signed Jeffrey Hammonds as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox purchased Gabe Kapler from the Colorado Rockies.
The New York Yankees released Willie Banks.
The Cleveland Indians released Jason Phillips.
- June 29, 2003
The Arizona Diamondbacks released Matt Williams.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Kevin Young.
- June 30, 2003
The Seattle Mariners returned Matt White (earlier draft pick) to the Cleveland Indians.
The Boston Red Sox released Brian Esposito.
The Atlanta Braves released Ryan Glynn.
The Colorado Rockies released Todd Jones.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Mike Venafro.
- July 1, 2003
The Colorado Rockies sent Luis López to the Baltimore Orioles as part of a conditional deal.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Todd Belitz as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Will Cunnane as a free agent.
Jimmy Anderson of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
The Seattle Mariners released Jalal Leach.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Matt Perisho.
The Chicago White Sox traded Andrew Salvo (minors), Edwin Almonte and Royce Ring to the New York Mets for Roberto Alomar and cash.
The Texas Rangers traded Carl Everett to the Chicago White Sox for players to be named later. The Chicago White Sox sent Frank Francisco (July 25, 2003), Josh Rupe (July 25, 2003) and Anthony Webster (minors) (July 25, 2003) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.
- July 2, 2003
The Boston Red Sox signed Todd Jones as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Mike Moriarty as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Melky Mesa as an amateur free agent.
The Seattle Mariners purchased George Sherrill from Winnipeg (Northern).
The Boston Red Sox released Justin Kaye.
The Florida Marlins released Chris Wakeland.
The Detroit Tigers released Ron Wright.
- July 3, 2003
The Baltimore Orioles signed Rubén Rivera as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves released Bobby Jones.
Jonathan Johnson retired from the Houston Astros.
- July 4, 2003
The Chicago Cubs signed Josh Paul as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Joe Roa as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Al Alburquerque as an amateur free agent.
- July 5, 2003
The Kansas City Royals purchased Jimmy Serrano from the New York Mets.
- July 6, 2003
The Florida Marlins purchased Chris Donnels from the Chicago Cubs.
The Chicago White Sox traded D'Angelo Jimenez to the Cincinnati Reds for Scott Dunn.
The Kansas City Royals traded Victor Rodriguez (minors) and Scott Mullen to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Travis Dawkins.
- July 7, 2003
The Chicago Cubs signed Justin Kaye as a free agent.
Héctor Almonte of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
- July 8, 2003
The Chicago Cubs signed Willie Banks as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Horacio Estrada as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Chris Piersoll as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants released Mike Johnson.
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded John Wasdin to the Toronto Blue Jays for Rich Thompson.
- July 9, 2003
The San Francisco Giants signed Jimmy Anderson as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Mike Coolbaugh as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Bobby Jones as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Juan Abreu as an amateur free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Alcides Escobar as an amateur free agent.
The Texas Rangers purchased Jermaine Clark from the San Diego Padres.
The San Francisco Giants released Lorenzo Barceló.
The Atlanta Braves released Joe Winkelsas.
The Cleveland Indians traded Aaron Myette to the Philadelphia Phillies for Lyle Mouton.
- July 10, 2003
The Montreal Expos signed Héctor Almonte as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Brian Simmons as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Mike Venafro as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Esmil Rogers as an amateur free agent.
The Colorado Rockies released Vic Darensbourg.
The Kansas City Royals traded Alejandro Machado and Wes Obermueller to the Milwaukee Brewers for Curt Leskanic.
- July 11, 2003
The San Francisco Giants signed Dustin Hermanson as a free agent.
Doug Davis of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
The Colorado Rockies purchased Matt Whiteside from Yokohama Bay Stars (Japan Central).
The Detroit Tigers released Wendell Magee.
The Florida Marlins traded Will Smith (minors), Adrián González and Ryan Snare to the Texas Rangers for Ugueth Urbina.
The Boston Red Sox selected Bryan Hebson off waivers from the Montreal Expos.
- July 12, 2003
Allen Levrault of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
- July 13, 2003
The Cleveland Indians signed Chris Wakeland as a free agent.
Greg Vaughn of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
The San Diego Padres traded Matt Herges to the San Francisco Giants for Clay Hensley and cash.
The Colorado Rockies traded Ben Petrick to the Detroit Tigers for Adam Bernero.
- July 14, 2003
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Doug Davis as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Rickey Henderson as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Matt Perisho as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks released Derrin Ebert.
The Texas Rangers released Rontrez Johnson.
The Texas Rangers released Randy Keisler.
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Kole Strayhorn (minors), Jose Díaz and Víctor Díaz to the New York Mets for Jeromy Burnitz and cash.
- July 16, 2003
The Chicago White Sox signed Ehren Wassermann as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees released Matt Beech.
The Minnesota Twins released Tom Prince.
The New York Mets traded Armando Benítez to the New York Yankees for Ryan Bicondoa (minors), Jason Anderson and Anderson García.
The Minnesota Twins traded Bobby Kielty to the Toronto Blue Jays for a player to be named later and Shannon Stewart. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Dave Gassner (December 15, 2003) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade.
- July 17, 2003
The Houston Astros signed Randy Keisler as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Allen Levrault as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Wendell Magee as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox released Anthony Sanders.
- July 18, 2003
The Atlanta Braves signed Rontrez Johnson as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Henry Rodríguez as an amateur free agent.
The Atlanta Braves released Bo Porter.
The Cleveland Indians traded Ricardo Rodríguez and Shane Spencer to the Texas Rangers for Ryan Ludwick.
The Arizona Diamondbacks traded Tony Womack to the Colorado Rockies for Mike Watson (minors).
- July 19, 2003
The San Francisco Giants released Matt Blank.
- July 21, 2003
The Kansas City Royals signed Tom Prince as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles purchased Tim Harikkala from Oaxaca (Mexican).
The San Diego Padres released José Silva.
The Philadelphia Phillies traded Frank Brooks to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Mike Williams and cash.
The New York Yankees released Ryan McGuire.
The Minnesota Twins signed Ryan McGuire as a free agent.
- July 22, 2003
The San Diego Padres sent Jesse Orosco to the New York Yankees as part of a conditional deal.
The Boston Red Sox signed Argenis Díaz as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago Cubs purchased Craig Dingman from Cancun (Mexican).
The Boston Red Sox traded Brandon Lyon and Anastacio Martínez to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Mike Gonzalez and Scott Sauerbeck.
- July 23, 2003
The Chicago Cubs traded a player to be named later, Matt Bruback (minors) and José Hernández to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Kenny Lofton, Aramis Ramírez and cash. The Chicago Cubs sent Bobby Hill (August 15, 2003) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.
The San Diego Padres selected Joe Roa off waivers from the Colorado Rockies.
- July 24, 2003
The Chicago Cubs signed José Silva as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Brian Powell from the San Francisco Giants.
The New York Yankees released Manny Acosta.
The San Diego Padres released Mark Quinn.
- July 25, 2003
The Anaheim Angels signed Brian Esposito as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Sean Spencer as a free agent.
The New York Yankees released Alberto Reyes.
- July 27, 2003
The Arizona Diamondbacks released Matt Perisho.
- July 28, 2003
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Pedro Borbón as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Vic Darensbourg as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Raúl Casanova.
The Houston Astros released Brian Hunter.
The Kansas City Royals traded Jeremy Hill to the New York Mets for Graeme Lloyd.
- July 29, 2003
The New York Yankees sent Dan Miceli to the Houston Astros as part of a conditional deal.
The Colorado Rockies sent Chris Michalak to the Cincinnati Reds as part of a conditional deal.
The Atlanta Braves signed Manny Acosta as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Matt Perisho as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies purchased Willie Morales from the Arizona Diamondbacks.
The Anaheim Angels released Mickey Callaway.
The Boston Red Sox released Rudy Seánez.
The New York Mets traded Rey Sánchez and cash to the Seattle Mariners for Kenny Kelly.
The Arizona Diamondbacks traded Jon-Mark Sprowl (minors), David Dellucci and Bret Prinz to the New York Yankees for Raúl Mondesí and cash.
- July 30, 2003
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Luis Pérez as an amateur free agent.
The Anaheim Angels released Kevin Appier.
The Boston Red Sox released Chad Fox.
The Chicago Cubs traded Jason Fransz (minors) and cash to the Texas Rangers for Doug Glanville.
The Boston Red Sox traded a player to be named later and Phil Dumatrait to the Cincinnati Reds for Scott Williamson. The Boston Red Sox sent Tyler Pelland (minors) (August 17, 2003) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.
The Cincinnati Reds traded José Guillén to the Oakland Athletics for Jeff Bruksch (minors), Aaron Harang and Joe Valentine.
The Anaheim Angels traded Doug Nickle and Scott Schoeneweis to the Chicago White Sox for Tim Bittner (minors), Scott Dunn and Gary Glover.
- July 31, 2003
The Cincinnati Reds sent Gabe White to the New York Yankees as part of a conditional deal.
The Cleveland Indians purchased David Cortés from Dos Laredos (Mexican).
The Kansas City Royals purchased Al Levine from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Ryan Minor.
The Boston Red Sox traded Mike Gonzalez, Freddy Sanchez and cash to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Brandon Lyon, Anastacio Martínez and Jeff Suppan.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Aaron Boone to the New York Yankees for Brandon Claussen, Charlie Manning and cash.
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Bubba Crosby and Scott Proctor to the New York Yankees for Robin Ventura.
The Baltimore Orioles traded Sidney Ponson to the San Francisco Giants for Ryan Hannaman (minors), Kurt Ainsworth and Damian Moss.
- August 1, 2003
The St. Louis Cardinals released Kurt Abbott.
The Cincinnati Reds released Clayton Andrews.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Kevin Brown.
- August 2, 2003
The Colorado Rockies signed Pascual Matos as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Rudy Seánez as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs released Lenny Harris.
- August 3, 2003
The Atlanta Braves signed Matt Blank as a free agent.
- August 4, 2003
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Derrin Ebert as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Calvin Pickering from Vaqueros (Mexican).
The Minnesota Twins released Mike Duvall.
The Boston Red Sox selected Dave McCarty off waivers from the Oakland Athletics.
- August 6, 2003
The Kansas City Royals signed Kevin Appier as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Raúl Casanova as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Tony McKnight.
The New York Yankees traded Armando Benítez to the Seattle Mariners for Jeff Nelson.
- August 7, 2003
The Texas Rangers signed Mickey Callaway as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Anthony Sanders as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Scott Sobkowiak from Rockford (Frontier).
- August 8, 2003
The Florida Marlins signed Chad Fox as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs released José Silva.
The Arizona Diamondbacks traded Paul Abbott to the Kansas City Royals for Aric LeClair (minors).
- August 9, 2003
The Toronto Blue Jays released Juan Acevedo.
- August 10, 2003
The Houston Astros signed Mitch Meluskey as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays released Scott Service.
- August 11, 2003
The Florida Marlins signed Lenny Harris as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Shane Lindsay as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago White Sox released Rick White.
- August 12, 2003
The San Francisco Giants signed Jeremy Accardo as an amateur free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Kent Mercker to the Atlanta Braves for a player to be named later. The Atlanta Braves sent Matt Belisle (August 14, 2003) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.
- August 14, 2003
The Houston Astros signed Rick White as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs released Kane Davis.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Calvin Murray.
- August 15, 2003
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Michael Coleman from Newark (Atlantic).
The Chicago Cubs purchased Tom Evans from Tabasco (Mexican).
- August 16, 2003
The Atlanta Braves signed Frank Castillo as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves purchased Mike Romano from Tabasco (Mexican).
The Kansas City Royals released Fernando Lunar.
- August 17, 2003
James Baldwin of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.
The Kansas City Royals released Mike Fyhrie.
The Chicago Cubs traded Ray Sadler to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Randall Simon.
- August 18, 2003
The Anaheim Angels released Benji Gil.
The Baltimore Orioles released Rick Helling.
The San Diego Padres released Mario Valdez.
The Cleveland Indians released Chris Wakeland.
The New York Yankees released Todd Zeile.
- August 19, 2003
The Florida Marlins signed Mike Fyhrie as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves released Matt Blank.
The San Diego Padres released Kory DeHaan.
The Milwaukee Brewers released David Manning.
The Chicago Cubs traded Emmanuel Ramirez (minors) to the Colorado Rockies for Tony Womack.
The Milwaukee Brewers traded Eric Young Sr. to the San Francisco Giants for Greg Bruso (minors).
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays selected Adam Piatt off waivers from the Oakland Athletics.
- August 20, 2003
The Montreal Expos signed Todd Zeile as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Jamie Hoffmann as an amateur free agent.
The Detroit Tigers selected John Ennis off waivers from the Atlanta Braves.
- August 21, 2003
The San Francisco Giants released Jimmy Anderson.
The Houston Astros released Gregg Zaun.
The Chicago White Sox traded Tim Hummel and cash to the Cincinnati Reds for Scott Sullivan.
- August 22, 2003
The Florida Marlins signed Rick Helling as a free agent.
The Anaheim Angels purchased Courtney Duncan from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Colorado Rockies purchased Tom Evans from the Chicago Cubs.
The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Jorge Toca from the New York Mets.
The Houston Astros released Ken Vining.
The New York Yankees traded Sterling Hitchcock to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ben Julianel (minors) and Justin Pope (minors).
- August 23, 2003
The St. Louis Cardinals released Esteban Yan.
- August 24, 2003
The Cleveland Indians signed Benji Gil as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Scott Service as a free agent.
- August 25, 2003
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Dan Serafini from Monterrey (Mexican).
The Cleveland Indians traded a player to be named later and Brian Anderson to the Kansas City Royals for Trey Dyson (minors), Kieran Mattison (minors) and cash. The Cleveland Indians sent Chris White (minors) (November 6, 2003) to the Kansas City Royals to complete the trade.
The Chicago Cubs traded Phil Norton to the Cincinnati Reds for John Koronka.
The New York Yankees selected Félix Heredia off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.
- August 26, 2003
The Colorado Rockies signed Gregg Zaun as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox purchased José Paniagua from Veracruz (Mexican).
The Kansas City Royals traded Chris Tierney (minors) and Brian Sanches to the San Diego Padres for Rondell White.
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Brian Giles to the San Diego Padres for a player to be named later, Jason Bay and Óliver Pérez. The San Diego Padres sent Cory Stewart (minors) (October 2, 2003) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.
- August 27, 2003
The Detroit Tigers released Steve Sparks.
The Milwaukee Brewers traded Mike DeJean to the St. Louis Cardinals for players to be named later. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Mike Crudale (September 10, 2003) and John Novinsky (minors) (September 10, 2003) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.
- August 28, 2003
The Boston Red Sox traded Rene Miniel (minors) to the San Diego Padres for Lou Merloni.
- August 29, 2003
The Houston Astros released Mike Venafro.
The Atlanta Braves selected Jaret Wright off waivers from the San Diego Padres.
- August 31, 2003
The Oakland Athletics signed Steve Sparks as a free agent.
The Anaheim Angels purchased Wilson Delgado from the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Baltimore Orioles traded Jeff Conine to the Florida Marlins for Don Levinski (minors) and Denny Bautista.
The New York Yankees traded Jesse Orosco to the Minnesota Twins for a player to be named later. The Minnesota Twins sent Juan Padilla (September 2, 2003) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Kelly Stinnett to the Philadelphia Phillies for Eric Valent.
- September 2, 2003
The Montreal Expos signed José Mercedes as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Valerio De Los Santos from the Milwaukee Brewers.
The Atlanta Braves released Frank Castillo.
- September 4, 2003
The Kansas City Royals released Sean Lowe.
The Chicago White Sox released Doug Nickle.
- September 5, 2003
The Toronto Blue Jays released Jeff Tam.
- September 6, 2003
The Cleveland Indians traded Alex Requena (minors) to the Los Angeles Dodgers for David Lee.
- September 7, 2003
The Philadelphia Phillies released Tyler Houston.
- September 9, 2003
The St. Louis Cardinals released Pedro Borbón.
The Minnesota Twins traded Todd Sears to the San Diego Padres for Alex Garcia (minors).
- September 10, 2003
The Cincinnati Reds signed Tom Shearn as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox released José Paniagua.
- September 12, 2003
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Jim Parque.
- September 21, 2003
The San Diego Padres signed Luis Durango as an amateur free agent.
- September 29, 2003
Chad Allen of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
Tony Fiore of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.
Charles Gipson of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Ken Huckaby of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
Adam Hyzdu of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Gene Kingsale of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Jeff Liefer of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.
Doug Linton of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
Pat Mahomes of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Jim Mann of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Héctor Mercado of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Mike Porzio of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Brian Powell of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
John Wasdin of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
The San Diego Padres released Keith Lockhart.
The Texas Rangers released C.J. Nitkowski.
- September 30, 2003
The Detroit Tigers signed Rhiner Cruz as an amateur free agent.
Gary Bennett of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.
Ricky Bottalico of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.
Luther Hackman of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.
José Jiménez of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
George Lombard of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.
Scott Mullen of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Joe Roa of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.
Jesús Sánchez of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
Bill Selby of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Daryle Ward of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Dewayne Wise of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
Ernie Young of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
- October, 2003
Brian Sikorski sent from the Texas Rangers to ??? in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
- October 1, 2003
Manny Aybar of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Jim Chamblee of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
A.J. Hinch of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Danny Klassen of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Cody McKay of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Armando Ríos of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Mandy Romero of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
Chris Truby of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released José Hernández.
The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Jason Boyd off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.
- October 2, 2003
Warren Morris of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Jeff D'Amico.
The Colorado Rockies selected Alex Herrera off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.
- October 3, 2003
Bruce Chen of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Travis Dawkins of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Todd Greene of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Robert Machado of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Dennys Reyes of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.
- October 4, 2003
Ryan Christenson of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Aaron Fultz of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Dan Serafini of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
- October 6, 2003
Chris Richard of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
The Cleveland Indians released Dave Elder.
The Anaheim Angels released Matt Wise.
- October 7, 2003
Alan Benes of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Tim Drew of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Carlos Febles of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Eric Knott of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Jason Middlebrook of the New York Mets granted free agency.
Vladimir Núñez of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
Mark Smith of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Mike Thurman of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Steve Torrealba of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
The New York Yankees released Bubba Trammell.
- October 8, 2003
Lou Collier of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Vic Darensbourg of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Oswaldo Mairena of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
The Toronto Blue Jays released Doug Creek.
The Texas Rangers released Tony Mounce.
- October 9, 2003
Kirk Bullinger of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Nelson Cruz of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
Wilson Delgado of the Anaheim Angels granted free agency.
Chad Meyers of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Pedro Swann of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
The Texas Rangers released Robert Ellis.
The Oakland Athletics selected Marco Scutaro off waivers from the New York Mets.
The Oakland Athletics selected Matt Watson off waivers from the New York Mets.
- October 10, 2003
Giovanni Carrara of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
David Cortés of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Bobby Estalella of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
- October 12, 2003
David Lee of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
- October 13, 2003
The Anaheim Angels signed Anthony Ortega as an amateur free agent.
Henry Blanco of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Víctor Santos of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
The Oakland Athletics released Micah Bowie.
- October 14, 2003
Mike Fetters of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.
Josías Manzanillo of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Curtis Pride of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Carlos Reyes of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.
Steve Woodard of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
The Minnesota Twins selected Sean Douglass off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.
- October 15, 2003
The Florida Marlins signed David Manning as a free agent.
Paul Abbott of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Benny Agbayani of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Jason Alfaro of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Carlos Almánzar of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Juan Alvarez of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
Shane Andrews of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.
Bruce Aven of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
Mike Bacsik of the New York Mets granted free agency.
Benito Báez of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
Jeff Bailey of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Willie Banks of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Andy Barkett of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
John Barnes of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Larry Barnes of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Todd Belitz of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.
Clay Bellinger of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Mike Bell of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.
Rigo Beltrán of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Nick Bierbrodt of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Hiram Bocachica of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Dave Borkowski of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Cedrick Bowers of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.
Brian Bowles of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
Juan Brito of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Emil Brown of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Mike Buddie of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Mark Budzinski of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Morgan Burkhart of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Brent Butler of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
José Cabrera of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Napoleon Calzado of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Eric Cammack of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Shawn Camp of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Buddy Carlyle of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Raúl Casanova of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Alberto Castillo of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Ramón Castro of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
McKay Christensen of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Chris Clapinski of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Jermaine Clark of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Brad Clontz of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
Ken Cloude of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Pasqual Coco of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Ivanon Coffie of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Mike Colangelo of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
Michael Coleman of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Jason Conti of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Mike Coolbaugh of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Brian Cooper of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Trace Coquillette of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Bryan Corey of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Chris Coste of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Felipe Crespo of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Midre Cummings of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Brian Dallimore of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Lance Davis of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Joey Dawley of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Tomás de la Rosa of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Alex Delgado of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Joe DePastino of the New York Mets granted free agency.
Juan Díaz of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Craig Dingman of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Chris Donnels of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
David Doster of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Kelly Dransfeldt of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Travis Driskill of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Matt Duff of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Courtney Duncan of the Anaheim Angels granted free agency.
Todd Dunwoody of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Trent Durrington of the Anaheim Angels granted free agency.
Derrin Ebert of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Matt Erickson of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
Tom Evans of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
Brian Falkenborg of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Jeff Farnsworth of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Jesús Feliciano of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.
Luis Figueroa of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Randy Flores of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
Alejandro Freire of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Chris Fussell of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Mike Fyhrie of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
Eddy Garabito of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Mike Garcia of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Lee Gardner of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.
Benji Gil of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Jason Gilfillan of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Chris Gissell of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
Mike Glavine of the New York Mets granted free agency.
Gary Glover of the Anaheim Angels granted free agency.
Wayne Gomes of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Dicky Gonzalez of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Brian Gordon of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.
Seth Greisinger of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Wilton Guerrero of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Mike Gulan of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Edwards Guzmán of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Yamid Haad of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.
John Halama of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Joey Hamilton of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Tim Hamulack of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Greg Hansell of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Jed Hansen of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Tim Harikkala of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Brandon Harper of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
Nathan Haynes of the Anaheim Angels granted free agency.
Chris Heintz of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Adrián Hernández of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Junior Herndon of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Phil Hiatt of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Erik Hiljus of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Aaron Holbert of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Mike Holtz of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Paul Hoover of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
Joe Horgan of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Craig House of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
Mike Hubbard of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Hansel Izquierdo of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Ryan Jackson of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.
Bucky Jacobsen of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Thomas Jacquez of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Delvin James of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.
Robin Jennings of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Marcus Jensen of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Jason Jiménez of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Mark Johnson of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Mark Johnson of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Rontrez Johnson of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Bobby Jones of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Kevin Jordan of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Mike Judd of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
Jason Karnuth of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Justin Kaye of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Randy Keisler of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Kris Keller of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Kenny Kelly of the New York Mets granted free agency.
Mike Kelly of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Masao Kida of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Randy Knorr of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Ryan Kohlmeier of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Marc Kroon of the Anaheim Angels granted free agency.
David Lamb of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.
Pat Lennon of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Jesse Levis of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Allen Levrault of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
John Lindsey of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Mark Little of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Steve Lomasney of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Luis Lopez of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Mickey Lopez of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Andrew Lorraine of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Mark Lukasiewicz of the Anaheim Angels granted free agency.
Wendell Magee of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
Chris Magruder of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Mike Mahoney of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Carlos Maldonado of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Marty Malloy of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Julius Matos of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Pascual Matos of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
Jason Maxwell of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Donzell McDonald of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Keith McDonald of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Ryan McGuire of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.
Mitch Meluskey of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
José Mercedes of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Bart Miadich of the Anaheim Angels granted free agency.
Chris Michalak of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Travis Miller of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Damon Minor of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Mike Mohler of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Gabe Molina of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Izzy Molina of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Willie Morales of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
Mike Moriarty of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Julio Mosquera of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Chad Mottola of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Lyle Mouton of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Peter Munro of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Aaron Myette of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
David Newhan of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
Kevin Nicholson of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
José Nieves of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Franklin Núñez of the New York Mets granted free agency.
José Núñez of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.
Jon Nunnally of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Kevin Ohme of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Luis Ordaz of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Eddie Oropesa of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.
Héctor Ortiz of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.
Luis Ortiz of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Jimmy Osting of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Christian Parker of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Chad Paronto of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Dave Pember of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Santiago Pérez of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Matt Perisho of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
Chan Perry of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Adam Pettyjohn of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Travis Phelps of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
J.R. Phillips of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Calvin Pickering of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Kevin Pickford of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Ariel Prieto of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Chris Prieto of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Luke Prokopec of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Bill Pulsipher of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Rubén Quevedo of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Julio Ramírez of the Anaheim Angels granted free agency.
Ken Ray of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Dan Reichert of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
Paul Rigdon of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Adam Riggs of the Anaheim Angels granted free agency.
José Rijo of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Rubén Rivera of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Jason Roach of the New York Mets granted free agency.
Jake Robbins of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Guillermo Rodríguez of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
John Rodriguez of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
José Rodríguez of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Mike Romano of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Brian Rose of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Randy Ruiz of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Jim Rushford of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Rob Ryan of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Erik Sabel of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.
Donnie Sadler of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Olmedo Sáenz of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Mike Saipe of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Oscar Salazar of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Anthony Sanders of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
Scott Sanders of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
Danny Sandoval of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
José Santiago of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Ángel Santos of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Francisco Santos of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Rob Sasser of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Bob Scanlan of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Brian Schmack of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Kevin Sefcik of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Scott Service of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Brian Simmons of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Bob Smith of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Chuck Smith of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Roy Smith of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Esix Snead of the New York Mets granted free agency.
Scott Sobkowiak of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Juan Sosa of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Shane Spencer of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Rob Stanifer of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Blake Stein of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Tanyon Sturtze of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
Nate Teut of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Marcus Thames of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Justin Thompson of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Corey Thurman of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
Ozzie Timmons of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.
Brian Tollberg of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.
Andy Tracy of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
Matt Treanor of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
Lino Urdaneta of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Javier Valentín of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.
Jorge Velandia of the New York Mets granted free agency.
Joe Vitiello of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Tyler Walker of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Dusty Wathan of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Matt Whiteside of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
Scott Wiggins of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
Todd Williams of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.
Craig Wilson of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Scott Winchester of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Kevin Witt of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Jason Wood of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
Tim Young of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
Alan Zinter of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
The Florida Marlins released Sean Bergman.
The Anaheim Angels released Brad Fullmer.
The Chicago Cubs released Rudy Seánez.
The Oakland Athletics released Ed Yarnall.
- October 16, 2003
Jason Smith of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.
- October 17, 2003
The Baltimore Orioles signed Pedro Swann as a free agent.
Brandon Berger of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Félix Escalona of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Willis Roberts of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
- October 21, 2003
The Houston Astros signed Kirk Bullinger as a free agent.
Ryan Rupe of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
The Oakland Athletics released Chris Singleton.
- October 22, 2003
The Texas Rangers signed John Wasdin as a free agent.
José Cruz of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
- October 23, 2003
Adrian Brown of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
- October 24, 2003
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Masao Kida as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox released Bob Howry.
- October 25, 2003
The Atlanta Braves signed Dewayne Wise as a free agent.
- October 26, 2003
The Houston Astros signed Bobby Chouinard as a free agent.
Jeromy Burnitz of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Miguel Cairo of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Wil Cordero of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Mike Difelice of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Kelvim Escobar of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
John Flaherty of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Joe Girardi of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Doug Glanville of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Juan González of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Eddie Guardado of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.
Jeffrey Hammonds of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Rick Helling of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
Cory Lidle of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
José Lima of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Javy López of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Al Martin of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.
Raúl Mondesí of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.
Terry Mulholland of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Mike Myers of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.
Darren Oliver of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
Jesse Orosco of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.
Orlando Palmeiro of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Eduardo Pérez of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Robert Person of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Sidney Ponson of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Benito Santiago of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Shannon Stewart of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.
Kelly Stinnett of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Brett Tomko of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Ugueth Urbina of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
Ismael Valdez of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Todd Walker of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Turk Wendell of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Mark Wohlers of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Todd Zeile of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
The Minnesota Twins released Horacio Estrada.
- October 27, 2003
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Ken Cloude as a free agent.
The Anaheim Angels signed Adam Riggs as a free agent.
Terry Adams of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Sandy Alomar of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Brian Anderson of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Kevin Appier of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Rich Aurilia of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Brad Ausmus of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Rod Beck of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.
Armando Benítez of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Mike Cameron of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Héctor Carrasco of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Tony Clark of the New York Mets granted free agency.
Royce Clayton of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Bartolo Colón of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Cal Eldred of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Scott Erickson of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Carl Everett of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Keith Foulke of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Chad Fox of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
John Franco of the New York Mets granted free agency.
Julio Franco of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Andrés Galarraga of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Tom Goodwin of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Tom Gordon of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Tony Graffanino of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Vladimir Guerrero of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
LaTroy Hawkins of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.
Denny Hocking of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.
Raúl Ibañez of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Félix José of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.
Steve Kline of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Tom Martin of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Dave McCarty of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Mark McLemore of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Orlando Merced of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
José Mesa of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Brian Moehler of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Jeff Nelson of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Keith Osik of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Eric Owens of the Anaheim Angels granted free agency.
Rafael Palmeiro of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Todd Pratt of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Joe Randa of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Steve Reed of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
Arthur Rhodes of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Reggie Sanders of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Gary Sheffield of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Rubén Sierra of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
J.T. Snow of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Scott Sullivan of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Jeff Suppan of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Mark Sweeney of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
Fernando Tatís of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Miguel Tejada of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Michael Tucker of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Robin Ventura of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Rick White of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Rondell White of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Chris Widger of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Mike Williams of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Tim Worrell of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Eric Young Sr. of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Gregg Zaun of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Terry Shumpert.
The New York Yankees released Luis Sojo.
- October 28, 2003
The San Diego Padres signed Yamid Haad as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Travis Phelps as a free agent.
Antonio Alfonseca of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Marvin Benard of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Ellis Burks of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Chris Gomez of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.
Ben Grieve of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.
Shane Halter of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Brian Jordan of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Al Levine of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Brent Mayne of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Dan Miceli of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Greg Norton of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
Eddie Pérez of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Ricardo Rincón of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Glendon Rusch of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Scott Spiezio of the Anaheim Angels granted free agency.
Russ Springer of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Chris Stynes of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
John Thomson of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Mike Timlin of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
John Vander Wal of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Dave Veres of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
The Atlanta Braves released Shane Reynolds.
- October 29, 2003
The Kansas City Royals signed Shawn Camp as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Joey Dawley as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Kelly Dransfeldt as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Jason Roach as a free agent.
Pedro Astacio of the New York Mets granted free agency.
Carlos Baerga of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.
Jason Grimsley of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Mark Grudzielanek of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Shigetoshi Hasegawa of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Pat Hentgen of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Curt Leskanic of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Greg Maddux of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Fred McGriff of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Kevin Millwood of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Kenny Rogers of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.
Rey Sánchez of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Steve Sparks of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
B.J. Surhoff of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Tony Womack of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
- October 30, 2003
The Texas Rangers signed Carlos Almánzar as a free agent.
Roberto Alomar of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Wilson Álvarez of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Andy Ashby of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Tony Batista of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Pat Borders of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Dave Burba of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Vinny Castilla of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Shawn Estes of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Brook Fordyce of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
José Guillén of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Mark Guthrie of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Bill Haselman of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Dustin Hermanson of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Roberto Hernández of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Darren Holmes of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Todd Jones of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Graeme Lloyd of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Kenny Lofton of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Kent Mercker of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Rey Ordóñez of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.
Paul Quantrill of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Todd Ritchie of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
José Vizcaíno of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Jamey Wright of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
The Atlanta Braves released Stubby Clapp.
The Chicago Cubs released Will Ohman.
- October 31, 2003
The Oakland Athletics signed Eric Cammack as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Willie Morales as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Erik Sabel as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Mark Wohlers as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Waldis Joaquín as an amateur free agent.
Jason Bere of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Andy Fox of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
Sterling Hitchcock of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Eric Karros of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Kerry Ligtenberg of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Matt Stairs of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
The Chicago Cubs released Josh Paul.
The Detroit Tigers selected Cliff Bartosh off waivers from the San Diego Padres.
- November 1, 2003
The Detroit Tigers signed Tim Christman as a free agent.
- November 2, 2003
Darren Bragg of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Jeff Fassero of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Todd Hollandsworth of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
Travis Lee of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.
Antonio Osuna of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Iván Rodríguez of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
Julián Tavárez of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Todd Van Poppel of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Ron Villone of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
David Wells of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Gabe White of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Gerald Williams of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
- November 3, 2003
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Allen Levrault as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Jason Maxwell as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Tim Young as a free agent.
Chris Carpenter of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Fernando Viña of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
The Houston Astros traded Billy Wagner to the Philadelphia Phillies for Ezequiel Astacio, Taylor Buchholz and Brandon Duckworth.
- November 4, 2003
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Mark Budzinski as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds released Ryan Dempster.
- November 5, 2003
The San Francisco Giants signed Brian Dallimore as a free agent.
The Anaheim Angels signed Brian Gordon as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Cody McKay as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Dusty Wathan as a free agent.
Matt Franco of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Lenny Harris of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
John Mabry of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
The Atlanta Braves released Robert Fick.
The Cincinnati Reds released Scott Randall.
- November 6, 2003
The San Francisco Giants signed Alberto Castillo as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Jason Gilfillan as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Joe Horgan as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed David Lee as a free agent.
Luis Castillo of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
Roger Clemens of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Pat Meares of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Andy Pettitte of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
- November 7, 2003
The Boston Red Sox signed Jeff Bailey as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Mike Coolbaugh as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Seth Greisinger as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Danny Klassen as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Mike Mahoney as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Alan Zinter as a free agent.
Miguel Batista of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.
Mike DeJean of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Seth Etherton of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Félix Heredia of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Mike Mordecai of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
The Kansas City Royals released Brent Abernathy.
- November 9, 2003
The San Diego Padres signed Gene Kingsale as a free agent.
Pokey Reese of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
- November 10, 2003
The Houston Astros signed Jason Alfaro as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed John Barnes as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Trace Coquillette as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Brian Falkenborg as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Adam Hyzdu as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Bucky Jacobsen as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed David Newhan as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Lino Urdaneta as a free agent.
- November 11, 2003
The Florida Marlins signed Felipe Crespo as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Tim Harikkala as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Calvin Pickering as a free agent.
- November 12, 2003
The Chicago White Sox signed Mike Bell as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Bryan Corey as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Ryan Jackson as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Bobby Jones as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Dan Miceli as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Scott Sobkowiak as a free agent.
Deivi Cruz of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
- November 13, 2003
The Cleveland Indians signed Jason Bere as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Chris Coste as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Mickey Lopez as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Tom Martin as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Jim Rushford as a free agent.
The New York Mets released Russ Johnson.
- November 14, 2003
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Paul Abbott as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed John Halama as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Bart Miadich as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Warren Morris as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Danny Sandoval as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Jorge Velandia as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins traded A.J. Pierzynski and cash to the San Francisco Giants for Boof Bonser, Francisco Liriano and Joe Nathan.
- November 15, 2003
The Detroit Tigers signed Guillermo Rodríguez as a free agent.
- November 16, 2003
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Trent Durrington as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Adam Pettyjohn as a free agent.
- November 17, 2003
The Oakland Athletics signed Ramón Castro as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Mike Fyhrie as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Carlos Maldonado as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Christian Parker as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Ryan Rupe as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Mike Timlin as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox released Andy Abad.
- November 18, 2003
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Dicky Gonzalez as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Pat Hentgen as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Eric Knott as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed C.J. Nitkowski as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed José Vizcaíno as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies released Tim Bogar.
The Boston Red Sox released Jeremy Giambi.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Agustín Montero.
The Boston Red Sox released Kevin Tolar.
The Oakland Athletics traded Ted Lilly to the Toronto Blue Jays for Bobby Kielty.
- November 19, 2003
The Houston Astros signed Brad Ausmus as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Edwards Guzmán as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Tim Hamulack as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Ken Huckaby as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Raúl Ibañez as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Kevin Witt as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Jason Wood as a free agent.
The Houston Astros released Brandon Puffer.
The Houston Astros released Rodrigo Rosario.
The Oakland Athletics selected Mario Ramos off waivers from the Texas Rangers.
- November 20, 2003
The Cleveland Indians signed Chris Clapinski as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Travis Driskill as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Jesús Feliciano as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Randy Flores as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed John Lindsey as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Dave Maurer as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Donnie Sadler as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Brian Schmack as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Pedro Figueroa as an amateur free agent.
The Colorado Rockies released Ronnie Belliard.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Chad Hermansen.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Rodney Myers.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Adam Piatt.
The Boston Red Sox selected Edwin Almonte off waivers from the New York Mets.
The Minnesota Twins selected Matt Guerrier off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Los Angeles Dodgers selected Duaner Sánchez off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Boston Red Sox selected Phil Seibel off waivers from the New York Mets.
The Baltimore Orioles selected Walter Young off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- November 21, 2003
The Kansas City Royals signed Kevin Appier as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Brian Cooper as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Chris Heintz as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Mike Venafro as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Greg Halman as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Tino Martinez to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for a player to be named later and Evan Rust (minors). The Tampa Bay Devil Rays sent John-Paul Davis (minors) (December 16, 2003) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.
- November 24, 2003
The Baltimore Orioles signed Dave Borkowski as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Cedrick Bowers as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Giovanni Carrara as a free agent.
The Anaheim Angels signed Kelvim Escobar as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Andy Fox as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Nathan Haynes as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Chad Paronto as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Ariel Prieto as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Scott Wiggins as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves selected Gary Matthews off waivers from the San Diego Padres.
The Minnesota Twins selected Augie Ojeda off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.
- November 25, 2003
The Kansas City Royals signed Brandon Berger as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Raúl Casanova as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Bryce Florie as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Alex Hernández as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Brian Hunter as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Travis Smith as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Tyler Walker as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Carlos Carrasco as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago Cubs traded Mike Nannini (minors) and Hee-Seop Choi to the Florida Marlins for Derrek Lee.
- November 26, 2003
The Texas Rangers signed Chad Allen as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Sandy Alomar as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Andy Barkett as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Bruce Chen as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Tomás de la Rosa as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Aaron Holbert as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Ryan Kohlmeier as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Fernando Lunar as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Chris Magruder as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Peter Munro as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Kevin Pickford as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Corey Thurman as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics traded Ramón Hernández and Terrence Long to the San Diego Padres for Mark Kotsay.
- November 28, 2003
The Arizona Diamondbacks traded Curt Schilling to the Boston Red Sox for Mike Goss (minors), Casey Fossum, Brandon Lyon and Jorge De La Rosa.
- November 29, 2003
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Jesse Orosco as a free agent.
- November 30, 2003
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Alex Delgado as a free agent.
- December 1, 2003
The Kansas City Royals signed Brian Anderson as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Chris Fussell as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Curt Leskanic as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Joe Randa as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Ernie Young as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks traded Chris Capuano, Craig Counsell, Chad Moeller, Lyle Overbay, Jorge De La Rosa and Junior Spivey to the Milwaukee Brewers for a player to be named later, Shane Nance and Richie Sexson. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Noochie Varner (minors) (December 15, 2003) to the Arizona Diamondbacks to complete the trade.
- December 2, 2003
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Chris Carpenter as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Dustin Hermanson as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Scott McClain as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Dennys Reyes as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Joe Roa as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Scott Sanders as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Víctor Santos as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Mark Smith as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox traded Aaron Miles to the Colorado Rockies for Juan Uribe.
- December 3, 2003
The Texas Rangers signed Jason Conti as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Chris Gissell as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Wayne Gomes as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Jeffrey Hammonds as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Bill Haselman as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed LaTroy Hawkins as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Mark Johnson as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins traded Eric Milton to the Philadelphia Phillies for a player to be named later, Nick Punto and Carlos Silva. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Bobby Korecky (December 17, 2003) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade.
- December 4, 2003
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Robinson Cancel as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Mike Gulan as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Félix Heredia as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Félix José as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Marc Kroon as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Matt Treanor as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Chris Widger as a free agent.
The New York Mets released Raúl González.
- December 5, 2003
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Juan Acevedo as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Mike Mordecai as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Mike Kinkade.
- December 6, 2003
The San Diego Padres signed Rod Beck as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Gerald Williams as a free agent.
- December 7, 2003
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Carlos Baerga as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Dave Burba as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Luis Castillo as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Cal Eldred as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Chad Fox as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Tom Goodwin as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Jason Grimsley as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Mark Grudzielanek as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Shigetoshi Hasegawa as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Steve Kline as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Kevin Millwood as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Todd Pratt as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Steve Reed as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Rubén Sierra as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed J.T. Snow as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Shannon Stewart as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Marcus Thames as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Michael Tucker as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Robin Ventura as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Gabe White as a free agent.
- December 8, 2003
The Kansas City Royals signed Travis Dawkins as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Francisco Santos as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Todd Van Poppel as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Todd Williams as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians selected Cliff Bartosh off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.
The Boston Red Sox selected Mark Malaska off waivers from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
The Texas Rangers selected Jason Tyner off waivers from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
- December 9, 2003
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Brent Butler as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Kerry Ligtenberg as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Jason Smith as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Matt Stairs as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Scott Sullivan as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Jhonny Núñez as an amateur free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Akinori Otsuka as a free agent.
- December 10, 2003
The Anaheim Angels signed Bartolo Colón as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Gary Glover as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Joey Hamilton as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jon Nunnally as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed John Thomson as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Tim Worrell as a free agent.
John Bale of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
The New York Mets signed Kazuo Matsui as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox released Brian Daubach.
- December 11, 2003
The Colorado Rockies signed Vinny Castilla as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed David Cortés as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Doug Nickle as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Eduardo Pérez as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Benito Santiago as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres released Donaldo Méndez.
- December 12, 2003
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Brian Bowles as a free agent.
Kia Tigers (Korean) purchased Julio Mañón from the Montreal Expos.
- December 13, 2003
The Cincinnati Reds signed Rigo Beltrán as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Keith McDonald as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Kevin Brown to the New York Yankees for Brandon Weeden (minors), Yhency Brazobán, Jeff Weaver and cash.
The Florida Marlins traded Juan Encarnación to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Travis Ezi (minors).
The Atlanta Braves traded Ray King, Jason Marquis and Adam Wainwright to the St. Louis Cardinals for J.D. Drew and Eli Marrero.
- December 14, 2003
The San Diego Padres signed Pedro Borbón as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies released Luke Allen.
The Colorado Rockies released Pablo Ozuna.
The Houston Astros traded Geoff Blum to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for Brandon Backe.
As part of a 3-team trade: The Colorado Rockies sent Justin Speier to the Toronto Blue Jays. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays sent Joe Kennedy to the Colorado Rockies. The Toronto Blue Jays sent a player to be named later to the Colorado Rockies. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Mark Hendrickson to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Sandy Nin (minors) (December 15, 2003) to the Colorado Rockies to complete the trade.
- December 15, 2003
The New York Mets sent Frank Brooks to the Oakland Athletics as part of a conditional deal.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted José Bautista from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2003 rule 5 draft.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Colter Bean from the New York Yankees in the 2003 rule 5 draft.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Jeff Bennett from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2003 rule 5 draft.
The New York Mets drafted Frank Brooks from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2003 rule 5 draft.
The Anaheim Angels drafted Willie Collazo from the Atlanta Braves in the 2003 rule 5 draft.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Lenny DiNardo from the New York Mets in the 2003 rule 5 draft.
The Chicago Cubs drafted John Foster from the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2003 rule 5 draft.
The Montreal Expos drafted Andy Fox from the Texas Rangers in the 2003 rule 5 draft.
The Texas Rangers drafted Edgar Gonzalez from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 2003 rule 5 draft.
The Colorado Rockies drafted Luis González from the Cleveland Indians in the 2003 rule 5 draft.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Jason Grilli from the Florida Marlins in the 2003 rule 5 draft.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Héctor Luna from the Cleveland Indians in the 2003 rule 5 draft.
The Texas Rangers drafted Chris Mabeus from the Oakland Athletics in the 2003 rule 5 draft.
The Colorado Rockies drafted Danny Sandoval from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2003 rule 5 draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Chris Shelton from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2003 rule 5 draft.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Jason Szuminski from the Chicago Cubs in the 2003 rule 5 draft.
The Houston Astros drafted Willy Taveras from the Cleveland Indians in the 2003 rule 5 draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Lino Urdaneta from the Cleveland Indians in the 2003 rule 5 draft.
The Colorado Rockies drafted Matt White from the Cleveland Indians in the 2003 rule 5 draft.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Tim Corcoran from the Baltimore Orioles in the 2003 minor league draft.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Luis Jiménez from the Baltimore Orioles in the 2003 minor league draft.
The Anaheim Angels drafted Alex Pelaez from the San Diego Padres in the 2003 minor league draft.
The New York Mets drafted Eric Valent from the Cincinnati Reds in the 2003 minor league draft.
The Texas Rangers drafted Peter Zoccolillo from the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2003 minor league draft.
The Seattle Mariners signed Pat Borders as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Ryan Christenson as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed John Flaherty as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Phil Hiatt as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Rick Short as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies traded Chris Buglovsky (minors) to the Seattle Mariners for Allan Simpson.
The Kansas City Royals traded Jason Szuminski and cash to the San Diego Padres for Rich Thompson.
The Chicago Cubs traded Damian Miller and cash to the Oakland Athletics for Michael Barrett.
The Montreal Expos traded Michael Barrett to the Oakland Athletics for a player to be named later. The Oakland Athletics sent Brett Price (minors) (December 19, 2003) to the Montreal Expos to complete the trade.
The Arizona Diamondbacks traded Quinton McCracken to the Seattle Mariners for Greg Colbrunn and cash.
The Minnesota Twins traded Dustan Mohr to the San Francisco Giants for a player to be named later. The San Francisco Giants sent J.T. Thomas (minors) (December 17, 2003) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade.
The San Diego Padres drafted Rich Thompson from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2003 rule 5 draft.
- December 16, 2003
The Colorado Rockies sent Mark Bellhorn to the Boston Red Sox as part of a conditional deal.
The New York Yankees signed Tom Gordon as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Tony Graffanino as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Eddie Guardado as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Dave McCarty as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Andy Pettitte as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Rob Stanifer as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins traded Mark Redman to the Oakland Athletics for a player to be named later and Michael Neu. The Oakland Athletics sent Bill Murphy (December 23, 2003) to the Florida Marlins to complete the trade.
The Montreal Expos traded Javier Vázquez to the New York Yankees for Randy Choate, Nick Johnson and Juan Rivera.
- December 17, 2003
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed José Cruz as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Agustín Montero as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Mike Porzio as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Paul Quantrill as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Ricardo Rincón as a free agent.
- December 18, 2003
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Wilson Álvarez as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Miguel Batista as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Henry Blanco as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Mike Difelice as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Tony Fiore as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed John Franco as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Brad Fullmer as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Wilton Guerrero as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Roberto Hernández as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Todd Hollandsworth as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Delvin James as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Brett Jodie as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Jalal Leach as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Al Levine as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Rich Loiselle as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Brent Mayne as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Jeff Suppan as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Miguel Tejada as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Ismael Valdez as a free agent.
The New York Yankees traded Chris Hammond and cash to the Oakland Athletics for Eduardo Sierra (minors) and J.T. Stotts (minors).
- December 19, 2003
The New York Yankees signed Miguel Cairo as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Carl Everett as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Sterling Hitchcock as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Javier Martínez as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Kent Mercker as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Eddie Pérez as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Matt Perisho as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Adam Piatt as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Rey Sánchez as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Reggie Sanders as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Gary Sheffield as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Scott Spiezio as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Kelly Stinnett as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Tanyon Sturtze as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Brian Tollberg as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Fernando Viña as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Rondell White as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs traded Wilton Chavez (minors) to the Montreal Expos for José Macias.
- December 20, 2003
The New York Yankees signed Homer Bush as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed McKay Christensen as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Joe DePastino as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Seth Etherton as a free agent.
The Anaheim Angels signed José Guillén as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Mike Judd as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Mike Moriarty as a free agent.
Armando Almanza of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
Edwin Almonte of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Marlon Anderson of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.
Danys Báez of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Pedro Feliciano of the New York Mets granted free agency.
Jeremy Fikac of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Matt Miller of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
- December 21, 2003
The New York Mets signed Pedro Feliciano as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Julius Matos as a free agent.
Héctor Almonte of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Rod Barajas of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.
Nate Bland of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Toby Borland of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
Russell Branyan of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Troy Brohawn of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Travis Chapman of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Scott Chiasson of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
David Dellucci of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Valerio De Los Santos of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Jayson Durocher of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Scott Elarton of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
Karim García of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Orlando Hernández of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Jeremy Hill of the New York Mets granted free agency.
Damian Jackson of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Jason Johnson of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Gabe Kapler of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Mike Lincoln of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Braden Looper of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
Rubén Mateo of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Mike Matthews of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.
Frank Menechino of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Lou Merloni of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Matt Miller of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
Trever Miller of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
Damian Moss of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Augie Ojeda of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.
Miguel Ojeda of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.
Jay Payton of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
Kit Pellow of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
Ben Petrick of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Cliff Politte of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
Britt Reames of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Carl Sadler of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Jared Sandberg of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.
Scott Sauerbeck of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Todd Sears of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.
Jason Shiell of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Randall Simon of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Gene Stechschulte of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Scott Strickland of the New York Mets granted free agency.
Reggie Taylor of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Derek Thompson of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Jason Tyner of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Andy Van Hekken of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Kris Wilson of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Shawn Wooten of the Anaheim Angels granted free agency.
Michael Barrett of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Mark Redman of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
The Chicago Cubs signed Michael Barrett as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Mark Redman as a free agent.
- December 22, 2003
The Atlanta Braves signed Armando Almanza as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Edwin Almonte as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Gary Bennett as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Matt Erickson as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Lee Gardner as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Todd Greene as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Mike Jackson as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Gabe Kapler as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Augie Ojeda as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed José Santiago as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Jason Shiell as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Scott Strickland as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Jeff Tam as a free agent.
- December 23, 2003
The Atlanta Braves signed Antonio Alfonseca as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Mike Bacsik as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Napoleon Calzado as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Mike Cameron as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Buddy Carlyle as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Jermaine Clark as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed David Dellucci as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Eddy Garabito as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Ben Grieve as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Miguel Ojeda as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Pokey Reese as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Arthur Rhodes as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Todd Sears as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Shawn Wooten as a free agent.
- December 24, 2003
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Luis Ortiz as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Jason Tyner as a free agent.
- December 25, 2003
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Matt Duff as a free agent.
- December 26, 2003
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Andy Abad as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Ronnie Belliard as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Jeremy Fikac as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Frank Menechino as a free agent.
- December 27, 2003
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Valerio De Los Santos as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed José Núñez as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Bill Selby as a free agent.
- December 28, 2003
The Montreal Expos signed Jeff Farnsworth as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Mark Johnson as a free agent.
Rick Reed of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.
- December 29, 2003
The Florida Marlins signed Damion Easley as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Chad Mottola as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Bob Smith as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Jamey Wright as a free agent.
- December 30, 2003
The Chicago Cubs signed Todd Dunwoody as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Jason Johnson as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Mark Quinn as a free agent.
- December 31, 2003
The Cleveland Indians signed Jake Robbins as a free agent.
- Before 2004 Season
Nippon Ham Fighters (Japan Pacific) purchased Fernando Seguignol from the New York Yankees.
- January 1, 2004
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Jayson Durocher as a free agent.
- January 2, 2004
The Florida Marlins signed Lenny Harris as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Adrián Hernández as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Olmedo Sáenz as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Kevin Tolar as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Chris Truby as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Kris Wilson as a free agent.
- January 3, 2004
The Chicago Cubs signed Jimmy Anderson as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Chris Singleton as a free agent.
- January 4, 2004
The Cleveland Indians signed Carl Sadler as a free agent.
- January 5, 2004
The Boston Red Sox sent Melvin Dorta to the Montreal Expos as part of a conditional deal.
The Colorado Rockies signed Benji Gil as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Mike Holtz as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Matt Miller as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Alberto Reyes as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Bubba Trammell as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins released Mike Fyhrie.
The Cleveland Indians traded Ryan Church and Maicer Izturis to the Montreal Expos for Scott Stewart.
- January 6, 2004
The Detroit Tigers signed Brent Abernathy as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Roberto Alomar as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Danys Báez as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Tony Batista as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Armando Benítez as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Toby Borland as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Vic Darensbourg as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Tim Drew as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Juan González as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Raúl González as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Brandon Harper as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Erik Hiljus as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Jeremy Hill as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Cory Lidle as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Kenny Lofton as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Javy López as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Shane Reynolds as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Rob Sasser as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Chuck Smith as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Steve Sparks as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Chris Stynes as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Fernando Tatís as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Todd Walker as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed David Wells as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Eric Young Sr. as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres traded Vince Faison (minors), Wiki González, Dave Hansen and Kevin Jarvis to the Seattle Mariners for Jeff Cirillo, Brian Sweeney and cash.
- January 7, 2004
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Terry Adams as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Juan Brito as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Deivi Cruz as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Brook Fordyce as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Keith Foulke as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Chris Gomez as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Chad Hermansen as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Bob Howry as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Mark Lukasiewicz as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Trever Miller as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Aaron Myette as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Cliff Politte as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Chris Prieto as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Brandon Puffer as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Julio Ramírez as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Rodrigo Rosario as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Jared Sandberg as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Blake Stein as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Justin Thompson as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Andy Tracy as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Andy Van Hekken as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Daryle Ward as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres selected Tom Wilson off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.
- January 8, 2004
The Seattle Mariners signed Rich Aurilia as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Troy Brohawn as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Mike DeJean as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Micah Franklin as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Aaron Fultz as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Paul Hoover as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed José Jiménez as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Brian Jordan as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jeff Liefer as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Braden Looper as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Luis Lopez as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Lou Pote as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Britt Reames as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Carlos Reyes as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Mike Romano as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Javier Valentín as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers traded Juan Gonzalez (minors) and Ramón Santiago to the Seattle Mariners for Carlos Guillén.
The Boston Red Sox selected Michel Hernández off waivers from the New York Yankees.
- January 9, 2004
The Florida Marlins signed Eliézer Alfonzo as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Marlon Anderson as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Jeromy Burnitz as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Royce Clayton as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Robert Fick as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Ryan Glynn as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Mike Lincoln as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Pablo Ozuna as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Luke Prokopec as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Julián Tavárez as a free agent.
- January 10, 2004
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Alan Benes as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Lou Collier as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Miguel Socolovich as an amateur free agent.
- January 11, 2004
The Chicago White Sox signed Kris Keller as a free agent.
- January 12, 2004
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Winston Abreu as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Rod Barajas as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Scott Chiasson as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Tony Clark as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Wilson Delgado as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Luis Figueroa as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Julio Franco as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Todd Jones as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Jason Karnuth as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Brian Mallette as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Mitch Meluskey as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Gabe Molina as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Randy Ruiz as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Brett Tomko as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Matt Whiteside as a free agent.
- January 13, 2004
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Luke Allen as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Eddie Oropesa as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Héctor Ortiz as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Jay Payton as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Ben Petrick as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Mike Williams as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Gregg Zaun as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres released Brandon Villafuerte.
- January 14, 2004
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Héctor Almonte as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Brian Daubach as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Bobby Estalella as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Sal Fasano as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Jeff Fassero as a free agent.
The Anaheim Angels signed Vladimir Guerrero as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Jim Mann as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Jeff Nelson as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Greg Norton as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Rafael Palmeiro as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Kenny Rogers as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed John Vander Wal as a free agent.
- January 15, 2004
The Detroit Tigers signed Craig Dingman as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Courtney Duncan as a free agent.
The Anaheim Angels signed Shane Halter as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed A.J. Hinch as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Damian Jackson as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Félix Martínez as a free agent.
The Anaheim Angels signed Josh Paul as a free agent.
- January 16, 2004
The Boston Red Sox signed Nick Bierbrodt as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Matt Blank as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Hiram Bocachica as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Kenny Kelly as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Doug Linton as a free agent.
- January 17, 2004
The Colorado Rockies signed Mark Sweeney as a free agent.
- January 18, 2004
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Emil Brown as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Mark Little as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Robert Machado as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Ed Yarnall as a free agent.
- January 19, 2004
The Houston Astros signed Roger Clemens as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Juan Díaz as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Mike Myers as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Keith Osik as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Orlando Palmeiro as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Reggie Taylor as a free agent.
- January 20, 2004
The Kansas City Royals signed Adrian Brown as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Sandy Martínez as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Mike Matthews as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed José Parra as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Willis Roberts as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Glendon Rusch as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Esteban Yan as a free agent.
- January 21, 2004
The Chicago White Sox signed Marvin Benard as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Ivanon Coffie as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Jeff D'Amico as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Ryan Dempster as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed David Doster as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Lou Merloni as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Larry Sutton as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Turk Wendell as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox selected Reynaldo Garcia off waivers from the Texas Rangers.
- January 22, 2004
The Cleveland Indians signed Luther Hackman as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Rick Helling as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Randy Knorr as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Donaldo Méndez as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Damian Moss as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Calvin Murray as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Todd Ritchie as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Brian Simmons as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Matt Wise as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Steve Woodard as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Luis García as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Shingo Takatsu as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers selected Reynaldo Garcia off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.
The St. Louis Cardinals selected Colin Porter off waivers from the Houston Astros.
- January 23, 2004
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Kevin Barker as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Pasqual Coco as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Jeremy Giambi as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Brian Powell as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Brandon Villafuerte as a free agent.
- January 24, 2004
The Cincinnati Reds signed Jim Chamblee as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Rey Ordóñez as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Robert Person as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Scott Randall as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Rick Reed as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Jermaine Van Buren as a free agent.
- January 25, 2004
The Kansas City Royals signed Jed Hansen as a free agent.
- January 26, 2004
The Kansas City Royals signed Travis Chapman as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Karim García as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Jason Jiménez as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Sidney Ponson as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Paul Rigdon as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Oscar Salazar as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Scott Sheldon as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Rick White as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals traded Shawn Sedlacek to the New York Mets for Jaime Cerda.
- January 27, 2004
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Rubén Mateo as a free agent.
- January 28, 2004
The New York Yankees signed Darren Bragg as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Mike Colangelo as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Tyler Houston as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Thomas Jacquez as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Justin Kaye as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed José Lima as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Steve Lomasney as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Jim Parque as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Rubén Quevedo as a free agent.
- January 29, 2004
The Montreal Expos signed Mike Johnson as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Shane Spencer as a free agent.
- January 30, 2004
The San Diego Padres signed Tim Byrdak as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Jesse Levis as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed José Mesa as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed José De La Torre as an amateur free agent.
- February 1, 2004
The Chicago Cubs signed Charlie Greene as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Elvis Peña as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Steve Torrealba as a free agent.
- February 2, 2004
The Colorado Rockies signed Pascual Matos as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Iván Rodríguez as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Jesús Sánchez as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Dave Veres as a free agent.
- February 3, 2004
The New York Mets signed Scott Erickson as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Mike Kelly as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Vladimir Núñez as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Armando Ríos as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Terry Shumpert as a free agent.
- February 4, 2004
The Texas Rangers signed Brad Clontz as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Joe Girardi as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed José Hernández as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Scott MacRae as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Mark McLemore as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Franklin Núñez as a free agent.
- February 5, 2004
The Cincinnati Reds signed Benito Báez as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Clay Bellinger as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Brent Billingsley as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Russell Branyan as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Mark Guthrie as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Antonio Osuna as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Rob Ryan as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Anthony Sanders as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Esix Snead as a free agent.
The New York Yankees traded Jose Garcia (minors) to the Texas Rangers for Mike Lamb.
- February 6, 2004
The Boston Red Sox signed Ellis Burks as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Wil Cordero as a free agent.
The Anaheim Angels signed Derrick Gibson as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Eric Karros as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Damon Minor as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed José Offerman as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Darren Oliver as a free agent.
- February 7, 2004
The New York Yankees signed Donovan Osborne as a free agent.
- February 8, 2004
The Seattle Mariners signed Eric Owens as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Todd Zeile as a free agent.
- February 9, 2004
The New York Mets signed James Baldwin as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Ricky Bottalico as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Charles Gipson as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed David Lundquist as a free agent.
The Anaheim Angels signed Jason Middlebrook as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Dave Nilsson as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Luis Ordaz as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers released Bobby Estalella.
- February 10, 2004
The New York Yankees signed Juan Alvarez as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Midre Cummings as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Denny Hocking as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Terry Mulholland as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Ron Villone as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Shairon Martis as an amateur free agent.
- February 11, 2004
The Cincinnati Reds signed Paxton Crawford as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Will Ohman as a free agent.
- February 12, 2004
The St. Louis Cardinals signed John Mabry as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Rudy Seánez as a free agent.
- February 13, 2004
The Cleveland Indians signed Robert Ellis as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Matt Miller as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Rodney Myers as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Tony Womack as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Marcos Mateo as an amateur free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Atahualpa Severino as an amateur free agent.
- February 14, 2004
The Florida Marlins signed Nelson Cruz as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Carlos Febles as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Orlando Merced as a free agent.
- February 16, 2004
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Doug Glanville as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Alan Mills as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Craig Wilson as a free agent.
The New York Yankees traded a player to be named later and Alfonso Soriano to the Texas Rangers for Alex Rodriguez and cash. The New York Yankees sent Joaquín Arias (April 23, 2004) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.
- February 17, 2004
The Atlanta Braves signed Dave Elder as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Randy Keisler as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Brian Moehler as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Kevin Nicholson as a free agent.
- February 18, 2004
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Doug Creek as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Matt DeWitt as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Ray Lankford as a free agent.
- February 19, 2004
The Texas Rangers signed Doug Brocail as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Russ Johnson as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Andrew Lorraine as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Chris Michalak as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Santiago Pérez as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Brian Rose as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Randall Simon as a free agent.
- February 20, 2004
The Boston Red Sox signed Frank Castillo as a free agent.
- February 23, 2004
The St. Louis Cardinals selected Luis Martínez off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers.
- February 24, 2004
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Raúl Mondesí as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays selected John Webb off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.
- February 25, 2004
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Bobby Estalella as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Dan Reichert as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Nerio Rodríguez as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Scott Service as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Ryan Thompson as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Eduardo Núñez as an amateur free agent.
- February 26, 2004
The Chicago White Sox signed Brian McNichol as a free agent.
- March 1, 2004
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Robin Jennings as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Pat Mahomes as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Joe Vitiello as a free agent.
The New York Yankees released Aaron Boone.
- March 2, 2004
The New York Yankees signed Travis Lee as a free agent.
- March 4, 2004
The New York Yankees signed Hansel Izquierdo as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed John Rodriguez as a free agent.
Free agent signing of Chris Singleton by the Pittsburgh Pirates voided.
The Chicago White Sox released Robert Person.
- March 5, 2004
The Colorado Rockies signed Scott Elarton as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays released Pete Walker.
- March 8, 2004
The Colorado Rockies signed Chris Donnels as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Shawn Estes as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Craig House as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed George Lombard as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed José Nieves as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed José Rodríguez as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Scott Patterson as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers released Tim Christman.
The Montreal Expos released Gregg Zaun.
- March 9, 2004
The Houston Astros signed Nate Bland as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Mike Glavine as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Mike Thurman as a free agent.
- March 10, 2004
The Chicago White Sox released Marvin Benard.
- March 11, 2004
The Los Angeles Dodgers purchased Jose Flores from the Oakland Athletics.
The Florida Marlins released Cedrick Bowers.
The Florida Marlins released Nelson Cruz.
- March 12, 2004
The New York Yankees signed Orlando Hernández as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins released Jason Jiménez.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Rómulo Sánchez.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Bill Simas.
- March 14, 2004
The Cincinnati Reds released John Vander Wal.
- March 15, 2004
The Cleveland Indians signed Stubby Clapp as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Mike Oquist as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Roy Smith as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed B.J. Surhoff as a free agent.
- March 16, 2004
The Colorado Rockies signed Kit Pellow as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Johnny Cueto as an amateur free agent.
The Detroit Tigers released Ben Petrick.
- March 17, 2004
The Colorado Rockies returned Matt White (earlier draft pick) to the Cleveland Indians.
The Florida Marlins signed Joe Dillon as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Derek Thompson as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed John Vander Wal as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants released Alberto Castillo.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Alan Mills.
- March 18, 2004
The Boston Red Sox returned Colter Bean (earlier draft pick) to the New York Yankees.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Brent Butler.
The Baltimore Orioles released Raúl Casanova.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Mike Crudale.
The Boston Red Sox selected Frank Brooks off waivers from the Oakland Athletics.
- March 20, 2004
Nick Bierbrodt of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
- March 21, 2004
The San Diego Padres signed Ben Petrick as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox traded Tony Womack to the St. Louis Cardinals for Matt Duff.
- March 22, 2004
The Texas Rangers signed Nick Bierbrodt as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Alberto Castillo as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins released Delvin James.
- March 23, 2004
The Chicago Cubs signed Greg Maddux as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Fred McGriff as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Bry Nelson as a free agent.
- March 24, 2004
The San Diego Padres released Pedro Borbón.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Deivi Cruz.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Todd Jones.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Fernando Tatís.
The Philadelphia Phillies selected Michel Hernández off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.
- March 25, 2004
The Cleveland Indians purchased Brent Abernathy from the Detroit Tigers.
The Houston Astros traded Juan De Leon (minors) to the New York Yankees for Mike Lamb.
The Atlanta Braves traded Richard Lewis (minors) and Andy Pratt to the Chicago Cubs for Juan Cruz and Steve Smyth.
- March 26, 2004
The New York Yankees released Erick Almonte.
The Chicago Cubs released Gabe Molina.
The Florida Marlins released Armando Ríos.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Randy Ruiz.
The Houston Astros released Dave Veres.
The Atlanta Braves traded Bubba Nelson (minors) and Jung Bong to the Cincinnati Reds for Chris Reitsma.
- March 27, 2004
The Texas Rangers returned Chris Mabeus (earlier draft pick) to the Oakland Athletics.
The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Pablo Ozuna from the Detroit Tigers.
The Cincinnati Reds released Benito Báez.
The Cleveland Indians released Giovanni Carrara.
The Colorado Rockies released Damian Jackson.
The Chicago Cubs released Jamey Wright.
The Chicago White Sox traded Matt Ginter to the New York Mets for Timo Pérez.
The Arizona Diamondbacks traded John Patterson to the Montreal Expos for Randy Choate.
- March 28, 2004
The San Diego Padres sent Clay Condrey to the Philadelphia Phillies as part of a conditional deal.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Allen Levrault.
The Houston Astros released Ruddy Lugo.
The Houston Astros released Elvis Peña.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Luis Pineda.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Brad Ziegler.
- March 29, 2004
The Cleveland Indians sent Ricky Gutiérrez to the New York Mets as part of a conditional deal.
The Chicago Cubs returned John Foster (earlier draft pick) to the Milwaukee Brewers.
The Detroit Tigers signed Ugueth Urbina as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers purchased Jason Grabowski from the Oakland Athletics.
The Houston Astros released Nate Bland.
The Houston Astros released Devern Hansack.
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Jason Frasor to the Toronto Blue Jays for Jayson Werth.
The San Diego Padres traded Brian Hunter to the St. Louis Cardinals for Kerry Robinson.
The Milwaukee Brewers traded Alejandro Machado to the Montreal Expos for a player to be named later. The Montreal Expos sent Fernando Rijo (minors) (May, 2004) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.
- March 30, 2004
The San Diego Padres sent J.J. Trujillo to the Kansas City Royals as part of a conditional deal.
The San Diego Padres signed Andy Ashby as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Nate Bland as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Félix Escalona as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Junior Herndon as a free agent.
The Anaheim Angels signed Delvin James as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Todd Jones as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Joe Nelson as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Dave Veres as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies released Benji Gil.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Robin Jennings.
The Seattle Mariners released Eric Owens.
The Milwaukee Brewers traded Leo Estrella and Wayne Franklin to the San Francisco Giants for Glenn Woolard (minors) and Carlos Villanueva.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Tanyon Sturtze.
The Florida Marlins signed Tanyon Sturtze as a free agent.
- March 31, 2004
The Boston Red Sox returned Frank Brooks (earlier draft pick) to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The San Francisco Giants signed Deivi Cruz as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Raúl Valdés as an amateur free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Joe Beimel.
The Colorado Rockies released Mark DiFelice.
The San Diego Padres released Cory Doyne.
The Anaheim Angels released Brian Esposito.
The Montreal Expos released Jeff Farnsworth.
The San Diego Padres released Justin Kaye.
The Seattle Mariners released Scott Patterson.
The Anaheim Angels released Edwar Ramírez.
The Boston Red Sox released Terry Shumpert.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Jorge Toca.
The San Diego Padres released Tom Wilson.
The Detroit Tigers released Esteban Yan.
The Cleveland Indians traded Luke Scott to the Houston Astros for Jeriome Robertson.
The Toronto Blue Jays selected Sean Douglass off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.
The San Francisco Giants selected Kevin Walker off waivers from the San Diego Padres.
- April, 2004
The Milwaukee Brewers released John Foster.
- April 1, 2004
The Chicago Cubs sent Santiago Pérez to the Texas Rangers as part of a conditional deal.
The Minnesota Twins sent Kevin Tolar to the Chicago Cubs as part of a conditional deal.
The Colorado Rockies signed Erick Almonte as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Elvis Peña as a free agent.
Free agent signing of Greg Halman by the Minnesota Twins voided.
The Baltimore Orioles released Craig House.
The Minnesota Twins released Andrew Lorraine.
The Chicago Cubs released Scott McClain.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Mark Quinn.
The Texas Rangers released Glendon Rusch.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Scott Wiggins.
The Detroit Tigers traded Cody Ross to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Steve Colyer.
The San Diego Padres traded Brian Sanches to the Philadelphia Phillies for a player to be named later. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Mauber Lopez (minors) (August 2, 2004) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.
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